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Synonyms for put off

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

put over delay postpone defer duck dodge put to sea throw off

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Postpone

postpone, put over, delay, defer, procrastinate, shelve, put away, hold over, hold off, table, set back, turn aside, lay aside, stall, retard, remit, stave off, adjourn, prorogue, tarry dated

2. Duck

duck, dodge, hedge, parry, skirt, sidestep, evade, fudge, circumvent, elude

3. Confuse

confuse, flurry, disconcert

Other

put to sea, throw off, dishearten, doff dated

Noun

turn-off, subterfuge, moth ball

Antonyms

dress

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Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To postpone, especially through procrastination.

    Don't put off your homework to the last minute.

  2. v. 2

    To delay (a task, event, etc.).

    The storm put off the game by a week.

  3. v. 3

    To distract; to disturb the concentration of.

    Please be quiet. I'm trying to concentrate and you're putting me off.

  4. n. 1

    An excuse made to delay or stall.

Related words

Word family
put-on
Phrases
throw off hold off
Other spellings
put-off putoff

Example sentences

  • delay He's desperately trying to make up for the delay.
  • postpone We are left with having to postpone our departure.
  • defer I defer to no one in my admiration for these heroes.
  • duck Tom had roasted duck for lunch and he is sick now.
  • dodge I was somehow able to dodge the attack with ease.

By length

4 letters
duck1, doff1
5 letters
table2, delay2, skirt1, dodge1, stall1, hedge1, parry2, evade2, fudge1, defer2, remit2, elude2, tarry2
6 letters
retard2, flurry2, shelve1
7 letters
confuse2, adjourn2
8 letters
postpone2, sidestep2, prorogue
10 letters
circumvent3, subterfuge3, disconcert3, dishearten
13 letters
procrastinate4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (table2 = 2 syllables).