'put off' definitions:

Definition of 'put off'

verb

Hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" [syn: postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off]

verb

Cause to feel intense dislike or distaste [syn: turn off, put off]

verb

Take away the enthusiasm of [syn: dishearten, put off] [ant: cheer, embolden, hearten, recreate]

verb

Cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her" [syn: confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off]

verb

Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully" [syn: hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep]

Synonyms of 'put off'

From: Moby Thesaurus

about the bush,
adjourn,
appall,
bear off,
beat around,
beg the question,
blind,
blunt,
cast off,
chill,
cloak,
color,
continue,
cool,
cover,
cover story,
cover-up,
dally,
damp,
dampen,
defer,
deflect,
delay,
deter,
device,
dillydally,
disaffect,
discourage,
disgust,
disincline,
disinterest,
distract,
divert,
dodge,
doff,
douse,
drag out,
drop,
duck,
embark,
equivocate,
excuse,
extend,
facade,
feint,
fence,
front,
get under way,
give offense,
gloss,
go off soundings,
go to sea,
gross out,
guise,
handle,
hang fire,
hang up,
haul off,
have way upon,
hedge,
hem and haw,
hold off,
hold over,
hold up,
horrify,
indispose,
lag,
lame excuse,
lay aside,
lay by,
lay over,
linger,
locus standi,
loiter,
mask,
nauseate,
offend,
ostensible motive,
parry,
pigeonhole,
poke,
poor excuse,
postpone,
pretense,
pretension,
pretext,
procrastinate,
prolong,
prorogate,
prorogue,
protestation,
protract,
public motive,
pull away,
pull back,
push aside,
push off,
pussyfoot,
put aside,
put on ice,
put to sea,
quench,
recess,
recoil,
refuge,
remove,
repel,
reserve,
revolt,
run from,
sail,
sail away,
sail away from,
screen,
semblance,
set aside,
set by,
sham,
sheer off,
shelve,
shift,
shift off,
shock,
shove off,
show,
shrink,
shy,
shy away,
shy off,
sicken,
sidestep,
sleep on,
slip out of,
smoke screen,
stalking-horse,
stand from,
stand off,
stand over,
stave off,
stay,
steer away from,
step aside,
step out of,
stratagem,
stretch out,
subterfuge,
suspend,
swerve,
table,
take a recess,
take off,
tarry,
temporize,
throw off,
trail,
trick,
turn aside,
turn away,
turn from,
turn off,
turn the stomach,
undo,
unwrap,
varnish,
veil,
waive,
ward off,
wean from

Words containing 'put off'

Put,
Putting,
To put about,
To put by,
To put down,
To put in,
To put in for,
To put off,
To put on,
To put out,
To put over,
To put this and that,
To put through,
To put to,
To put to it,
To put up,
To put up to,
To put up with,
put about,
put down,
put in,
put it to,
put on,
put out,
put over,
put through,
put under,
put up,
put up to,
put up with,
put-put,
Put case,
Put-off,
Put-up,
Putting green,
Putting stone,
To put a case,
To put an end to,
To put away,
To put back,
To put forth,
To put forward,
To put in mind,
To put in pledge,
To put in possession,
To put into the chair,
To put out of court,
To put out to grass,
To put out to nurse,
To put the comether on,
To put the hand to,
To put the kibosh on,
To put the screw on,
To put the screws on,
To put to a stand,
To put to a stress,
To put to bed,
To put to death,
To put to flight,
To put to grass,
To put to nurse,
To put to rights,
To put to rout,
To put to sea,
To put to shame,
To put to the blush,
To put to the rack,
To put to the sword,
To put to trial,
To put to use,
To put together,
To put trust in,
To put under the screw,
To put under the screws,
To put up a job,
To put up the spout,
To put upon,
hard put,
off-putting,
put across,
put aside,
put away,
put back,
put differently,
put forth,
put forward,
put on airs,
put on the line,
put one over,
put option,
put out feelers,
put paid to,
put phut,
put right,
put something over,
put straight,
put to death,
put to rights,
put to sleep,
put to work,
put together,
put up job,
put up or shut up,
put upon,
put-down,
put-on,
putting iron,
putting surface,
putting to death,
shot put,
stay put,
Put-in-Bay,
Putting the hand under the thigh,
To put a rod in pickle,
To put a vessel into commission,
To put a vessel out of commission,
To put down one's staff,
To put forth the hand against,
To put on one's trumps,
To put one out of conceit with,
To put one's back up,
To put one's comether on,
To put one's foot down,
To put stress upon,
To put the Treasury into commission,
To put the cart before the horse,
To put the finishing hand to,
To put the hand unto,
To put the last hand to,
To put to one's trumps,
To put up one's staff,
put behind bars,
put one across,
put one on his feet,
put-upon,
Put-in-Bay, OH,
To put a spoke in one's wheel,
To put one one's mettle,
To put one's nose out of joint,
To put one's nose to the grindstone,
To put someone through one's paces,
To put the best foot foremost,
To put the great seal into commission,
To be put upon one's good behavior,
To put one's foot in one's mouth,
To put one's legs under some one's mahogany,
To put one's self upon the country