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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(121) This has put off many potential investors fearful of being entangled in the courts for years.
(122) This price gulf mirrors the problem with organic food: most shoppers are put off buying it because it's too expensive.
(123) Even so, many expatriates are put off the offshore industry by its reputation for shady practices.
(124) They are likely to be fairly nosey - don't be put off by adverse comments!
(125) Don't be put off by Garbage Beach, by the way - it's a surfers' paradise.
(126) Just as she had put off ringing Livingstone until it was too late, so she procrastinated with regard to contacting Gwen.
(127) Their wedding ceremony was put off till next year.
(128) Many people are put off by his surly behavior.
(129) McGinnity was put off balance by the cordiality.
(130) People are put off by grandiose institutions, rigid timetables and intimidating courses.
(131) Many people are put off going to the dentist because of anxiety associated with the noise of the dentist's drill, but this device has the potential to make fear of the drill a thing of the past.
(132) The king of Uganda's largest ethnic group, the Buganda, has put off a visit to a town in his kingdom, his spokesman has said.
(133) We admire you greatly for remaining committed to "don't put off till tomorrow what should be done today".
(134) Liverpool and Real Madrid have seemingly been put off by Sevilla's demands - but Chelsea are being persistent and still hold out hope of luring the 24-year-old to Stamford Bridge.
(135) And don't be put off by the challenge of traversing these sands of time.
(136) I was rather put off by the shamelessness of his proposal.
(137) The visit to the winery has be put off till next month.
(138) All this means that Fluor is ideally positioned to take advantage of an improving U.S. economy, where industries such as the utility sector have huge backlogs of work they put off in the downturn.
(139) As Shenzhen lies in the semitropics areas, the most important thing for visitors come from the north have to put off their thick clothes after they land off in order to couple with the climate there.
(139) Sentencedict.com is a sentence dictionary, on which you can find nice sentences for a large number of words.
(140) Shu Jianping, cultural attache in the Chinese Embassy, recalled how Chinese businessmen, for instance, were initially put off that their Brazilian counterparts showed up late for meetings and dinners.
(141) Many outsiders are put off by its complicated laws, unintelligible terms (any idea what a googly or a grubber is?), and mind-boggling statistics .
(142) European finance ministers put off a decision on whether to provide an eleven billion dollar loan to Greece that is part of a rescue plan agreed to last year.
(143) I want to be fire fighter, because a fire fighter can put off fire.
(144) That may be true, but while most people appreciate a good joke, many are put off by dirty jokes.
(145) The visit to the winery has been put off till Friday.
(146) The birds-and-bees talk that parents tend to put off may have jumped to the front burner.
(147) I'm trying very hard not to put off, hold back, or save anything that would add laugher and luster to our lives.
(148) So he put off dealing with it, week after week.
(149) Today, the weather is markedly higher, like usually, I wear three clothes to work, but far from the noon in the office, I felt so hot and I had to fo to toilet to put off a polo neck turtleneck.
(150) Conclusions δ ALA PDT could put off the disease progression in BXSB.
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.