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Synonyms for turn-off

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

switch off disable turn away turn aside

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Put out of operation

switch off, cut, kill, disable, deactivate

2. Turn away

turn away, turn aside, put off, dismiss, divert, deflect

Noun

turn-out, shut-off, cut-off, shut-down, passion killer informal UK

Antonyms

turn-on, boot, aphrodisiac

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Definitions

  1. v. 1

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see turn, off.

    He turned off from me and faced the far wall.

  2. v. 2

    To power down, to switch off, to put out of operation, to deactivate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.).

    In some people, this gene has been turned off.

  3. n. 1

    Something that repulses, disgusts, or discourages, especially sexually.

    Braces on a pretty girl actually aren't a turn-off for me.

Related words

Other spellings
turn off turnoff

Forms

Plural
turn-offs → turn-outs, shut-offs, cut-offs, shut-downs…

Example sentences

  • disable You are about to disable two-factor authentication.

By length

3 letters
cut1
4 letters
kill1
6 letters
divert2
7 letters
dismiss2, disable3, deflect2
10 letters
deactivate4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (divert2 = 2 syllables).