Dictionary entry details
• PUT OFF (verb)
Meaning:
Hold back to a later time
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
shelve; set back; put off; prorogue; postpone; defer; table; put over; remit; hold over
Context example:
let's postpone the exam
Hypernyms (to "put off" is one way to...):
delay (act later than planned, scheduled, or required)
"Put off" entails doing...:
reschedule (assign a new time and place for an event)
call off; cancel; scratch; scrub (postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "put off"):
call (stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather)
hold (stop dealing with)
suspend (render temporarily ineffective)
probate (put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence)
reprieve; respite (postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Cause to feel intense dislike or distaste
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
put off; turn off
Hypernyms (to "put off" is one way to...):
repel; repulse (be repellent to; cause aversion in)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sentence example:
The performance is likely to put off Sue
Meaning:
Take away the enthusiasm of
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
dishearten; put off
Hypernyms (to "put off" is one way to...):
discourage (deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sentence example:
The performance is likely to put off Sue
Meaning:
Cause to feel embarrassment
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
disconcert; flurry; confuse; put off
Context example:
The constant attention of the young man confused her
Hypernyms (to "put off" is one way to...):
abash; embarrass (cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "put off"):
fluster (cause to be nervous or upset)
bother (make confused or perplexed or puzzled)
deflect; distract (draw someone's attention away from something)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Sentence example:
The bad news will put off him
Meaning:
Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
skirt; sidestep; evade; hedge; parry; fudge; circumvent; elude; dodge; duck; put off
Context examples:
He dodged the issue / she skirted the problem / They tend to evade their responsibilities / he evaded the questions skillfully
Hypernyms (to "put off" is one way to...):
avoid (stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "put off"):
quibble (evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
