turned off 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of turned offnext
as in opposing

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turned off

2 of 2

verb

past tense of turn off
1
as in disgusted
to cause to feel disgust that memorably bad meal turned me off about restaurant food for a while

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2
as in deviated
to change one's course or direction turn off at the third exit and follow the ramp to your left

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as in removed
to let go from office, service, or employment eventually, the supervisor turned off the insubordinate employee

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as in shut off
to cause to stop functioning please turn off the fan when you're done

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned off
  1. removed
  2. shut off
  3. opposed
  4. sickened
  5. disgusted
  6. dismissed
  7. squeamish
  8. put off
Verb
  • David played dead as the attackers removed his watch, lying on the ground in silence until they were gone.
    Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Several ads featuring an illustration of what was supposed to be the vice president’s likeness wearing a Philadelphia Eagles helmet and football shirt were removed from bus shelters in Philadelphia.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of removed
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  • The village is part of the Town of Warwick, which said in a statement that voluntary evacuations were in effect for residents along one road, power was shut off as a precaution during a prescribed burn, and another key road was restricted to a single lane for residents.
    Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • In an effort to mitigate risks, on Tuesday night Southern California Edison began shutting off power to customers in areas where its equipment was considered at high risk of sparking a wildfire.
    Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of shut off
Adjective
  • Cases like these — and the slew of illicit shops padlocked by police on the local news — have the potential to alarm Americans who have only just begun to support the notion of legalization, and provide fuel for those who are opposed to it.
    Lavanya Ramanathan, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Even though 2023’s Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny was billed as the final film in the series, Baker isn’t opposed to having a role in future Indiana Jones properties if given the chance.
    George Yang, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of opposed
Verb
  • As some consumers had discovered, tara flour was not safe, the FDA decreed in May 2024 — nearly two years after the ingredient sickened hundreds.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Last week, Newsom signed a bill putting a moratorium on all blood thinning rat poisons, which travel up the food chain when predators eat dead or sickened rats.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of sickened
Adjective
  • Marty Baron takes aim at Fox News, Trump’s ‘authoritarian’ aspirations, and Republicans ‘wreaking havoc on the country’ In Washington, Bezos’s decision not to endorse in the 2024 race left some members of the Post’s editorial department feeling blindsided and disgusted, multiple sources told CNN.
    Brian Stelter, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Unconvinced on their pitch, Yang and Rudolph’s disgusted characters begin to walk out of the board room.
    Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2024
Definition of disgusted
Verb
  • Impact Plastics said its parking lot is in a low-lying area and prone to pooling water, but their review showed water in the lot was about 6 inches deep around the time people were dismissed.
    Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Once dismissed as a niche concern, crypto asset and blockchain policy has rocketed to the forefront for millions of Americans who recognize the critical role of crypto in driving future economic growth and innovation.
    Tonya Evans, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of dismissed
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  • The segment never lives up to that hype, but the sight of Homer self-cannibalizing himself is sure to make some Simpsons viewers squeamish.
    Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Horror films still offer a path to profitability on low budgets that no other genre can claim, which is why even the most squeamish filmmakers should celebrate the remarkable box-office success demonstrated by Damien Leone’s gory saga of the depraved Art the Clown.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of squeamish
Verb
  • The conventional wisdom is that immigrants—particularly Latino ones—would be put off by Trump’s border bluster.
    Basel Touchan, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
  • She is expected to take the party’s policies firmly to the right, a move which could put off more moderate Conservative voters.
    Katie Marie Davies, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of put off
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