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put off

Letters that make put off

o, f, p, t, u are letters that make 'put off'

Words within put off

ut, off, put, Pu, UT are words within 'put off'

put off is a 7 letter phrase ending with f
put off is a 7 letter phrase starting with p

5 possible definitions for 'put off'

Put Off as "hold back to a later time"

Under this definition, put off is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

defer, shelve, hold over, prorogue, set back, postpone, table, remit, put over have the same meaning as 'put off'

put off as a type

'put off' can be a type of delay.

Types of put off

probate, suspend, call, hold, respite, reprieve are types of 'put off'.

Derivatives of put off

procrastinator, postponer, cunctator, shelver, putoff, prorogation, postponement, deferment, deferral are derivatives of 'put off'.

Entailments to put off

scratch, reschedule, call off, cancel, scrub are entailments to 'put off'.

Put Off as "cause to feel intense dislike or distaste"

Under this definition, put off is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

turn off has the same meaning as put off

put off as a type

'put off' can be a type of repel, repulse.

Derivatives of put off

turnoff, negative stimulation are derivatives of 'put off'.

Put Off as "cause to feel embarrassment"

Under this definition, put off is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

disconcert, confuse, flurry have the same meaning as 'put off'

put off as a type

'put off' can be a type of embarrass, abash.

Types of put off

fluster, deflect, distract, bother are types of 'put off'.

Derivatives of put off

discomfiture, disconcertion, disconcertment, discombobulation, discomposure, confusion are derivatives of 'put off'.

Verb groups of put off

befuddle, bedevil, discombobulate, fox, confound, throw, confuse, fuddle are verb groups of 'put off'.

Put Off as "avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)"

Under this definition, put off is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

evade, circumvent, elude, skirt, fudge, dodge, sidestep, hedge, duck, parry have the same meaning as 'put off'

put off as a type

'put off' can be a type of avoid.

Types of put off

beg, quibble are types of 'put off'.

Derivatives of put off

slyboots, hedger, equivocator, tergiversator, dodging, scheme, avoidance, fox, dodger, hedge, dodge, escape, evasion, turning away, shunning, circumvention, hedging are derivatives of 'put off'.

Put Off as "take away the enthusiasm of"

Under this definition, put off is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

dishearten has the same meaning as put off

Antonyms

cheer, hearten, recreate, embolden have the opposite meaning of 'put off'

put off as a type

'put off' can be a type of discourage.

Derivatives of put off

disheartenment, dismay, discouragement are derivatives of 'put off'.