put off
4 antonyms for put off — opposites grouped by meaning.
Phrasal verb — To move something to a later time, or to delay doing something you would rather not do.
Synonyms by Meaning
1. phrasal verb
To move something to a later time, or to delay doing something you would rather not do.
“We had to put off the wedding until her father was out of hospital.”
Opposites
bring forward
expedite
2. phrasal verb
To make someone lose interest in or feel distaste for something.
“The smell of the fish market put me off my lunch.”
Opposites
Antonyms
How to use put off
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
put off a decision
put off until tomorrow
put someone off their food
easily put off
Neutral and very common in everyday speech.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between "put off" and "put out"?
"Put off" means to postpone or to repel; "put out" means to extinguish something, to inconvenience someone, or to describe someone as annoyed. "He put off the meeting" delays it; "he was put out by the meeting" means he was irritated.
Is "put off" separable?
Yes. You can say "put off the decision" or "put the decision off", and with a pronoun the split is compulsory: "put it off", never "put off it".
What does "putting off" mean when talking about food?
It means killing your appetite. "That description put me off my dinner" means you no longer want to eat, not that you have delayed eating.
