Synonym: circumvent, confuse, defer, disconcert, dishearten, dodge, duck, elude, evade, flurry, fudge, hedge, hold over, parry, postpone, prorogue, put over, remit, set back, shelve, sidestep, skirt, table, turn off. Similar words: put out, put on, out of, cut off, get out of, run out of, come out of, keep out of. Meaning: v. 1. hold back to a later time 2. cause to feel intense dislike or distaste 3. take away the enthusiasm of 4. cause to feel embarrassment 5. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues).
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(31) He was put off science by bad teaching.
(32) Mr Bint has a propensity to put off decisions to the last minute.
(33) Some students are put off studying his work because of the ornate language of the poetry.
(34) Many applicants for the grant are put off by the maze of regulations and conditions.
(35) I'm not going to be put off with that excuse.
(36) I put off going to the doctor but I wish I hadn't.
(37) We tried to visit the Abbey but were put off by the queues.
(38) If you think you are sick you should not put off going to the doctor.
(39) A majority of Congress members wanted to put off an election until they could be sure of winning it.
(40) They had intended going into the country for the day, but were put off by reports of traffic jams.
(41) The match has been put off until tomorrow because of bad weather.
(42) Owing to the state of the ground, the match has been put off.
(43) My speech was going well until I was put off my stroke by an interruption.
(44) He tried to change the subject,(sentencedict.com) but she wasn't to be put off.
(45) The meeting will be put off in case it rain.
(46) He was several times caught trying to put off a counterfeit ten-dollar bill.
(47) I'd better go and see the dentist-I can't put off the evil hour any longer.
(48) Did you put off the light when you left home?
(49) The latest crime figures are likely to put off prospective visitors to the city. Sentencedict.com
(50) Please put off all the lights as you leave the building.
(51) She was put off maths by a bullying and incompetent teacher.
(52) Under the official regulations the central heating was put off on March 15th each year.
(53) Companies are put off investing in poor areas because of the meagre pickings to be had.
(54) Don't be put off by how it looks-it tastes delicious.
(55) Don't be put off him by his appearance;he's actually quite a charming person.
(56) Please put off your shoes before entering this holy building.
(57) My speech went quite well until I was put off my stroke by the interruption.
(58) I've been put off reading the book by all the hype.
(59) Don't put off until tomorrow what can be done today.
(60) If I am once put off I find it very difficult to recapture the same train of thought.
More similar words: put out, put on, out of, cut off, get out of, run out of, come out of, keep out of, out of work, out of date, out of order, out of sight, out of place, out of doors, out of danger, out of breath, out of control, out of practice, out of the question, put, put in, put up, input, put to, output, deputy, put away, put down, dispute, computer.