Put Off Synonyms and Antonyms

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Synonyms for Put Off

postpone
Postpone is defined as to put off to or place in a later time.
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remit
To put back, as into a state or position
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elude
To shake off a pursuer; to give someone the slip.
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put-over
To state, or explain a concept in a clear, understandable manner.
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confuse
To cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; bewilder or perplex.
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defer
To give in to the wish or judgment of another, as in showing respect; yield with courtesy (to)
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dodge
To avoid by moving suddenly out of the way.
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set back
(Idiomatic) To cost money, as.
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fudge
To go beyond the proper limits of something:
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parry
To deflect or ward off (a fencing thrust, for example).
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skirt
To move along the edge of or pass around rather than through
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table
To enter in a list or table; tabulate.
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shelve
To furnish or outfit with shelves.
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evade
To get away from by artifice; to avoid by dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to elude; to escape from cleverly; as, to evade a blow, a pursuer, a punishment; to evade the force of an argument.
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sidestep
To step to one side; take a side step or side steps
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dishearten
To deprive of courage or enthusiasm; discourage; depress; daunt
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hedge
To enclose with a hedge or hedges.
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duck
To lower quickly, especially so as to avoid something:
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disconcert
To frustrate, make go wrong.
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turn off
(Intransitive) To leave a road; to exit.
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prorogue
To suspend (a parliamentary session) or to discontinue the meetings of (an assembly, parliament etc.) without formally ending the session. [from 15th c.]
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hold-over
(Idiomatic) to save, delay
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retard
To retard is to prevent progress or growth.
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Antonyms for Put Off

accomplish
To bring to an issue of full success; to effect; to perform; to execute fully; to fulfill; as, to accomplish a design, an object, a promise.
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carry out
(Idiomatic) To fulfill.
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achieve
The definition of achieve means to accomplish a goal or to do something you set out to do.
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do
To behave or conduct oneself; act:
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hearten
To cheer up; encourage
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succeed
To have or enjoy success; realize a goal or goals, esp. in becoming wealthy, winning fame or approval, etc.
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Words Related to Put Off

delay
To cause to be later or slower than expected or desired:
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put
To urge or force to an action:
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Find another word for put off. In this page you can discover 33 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for put off, like: postpone, delay, accomplish, carry out, remit, elude, put-over, circumvent, achieve, confuse and defer.
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