put off - Similar and Opposite Words

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Here are the synonyms for put off , a list of similar words for put off from our thesaurus that you can use

Verb

avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

Synonyms

• circumvent
• dodge
• duck
• elude
• evade
• fudge
• hedge
• parry
• put off
• sidestep
• skirt

More generic

• avoid

More specific

• beg
• quibble

Verb

cause to feel embarrassment

Synonyms

• confuse
• disconcert
• flurry
• put off

More generic

• abash
• embarrass

More specific

• bother
• deflect
• distract
• fluster

Related

• bedevil
• befuddle
• confound
• confuse
• discombobulate
• fox
• fuddle
• throw

Verb

cause to feel intense dislike or distaste

Synonyms

• put off
• turn off

More generic

• repel
• repulse

Verb

take away the enthusiasm of

Synonyms

• dishearten
• put off

More generic

• discourage

Verb

hold back to a later time

Synonyms

• defer
• hold over
• postpone
• prorogue
• put off
• put over
• remit
• set back
• shelve
• table

More generic

• delay

More specific

• call
• hold
• probate
• reprieve
• respite
• suspend

Related

• call off
• cancel
• reschedule
• scratch
• scrub

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