TURNED OFF Synonyms: 171 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in opposing

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verb

past tense of turn off

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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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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There was no technical issue, and the models worked perfectly until they were turned off. — Ciaran Cosgrave, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Once the necessary conversion engines and AI models have been downloaded, Morphjet can also operate with Wi-Fi turned off. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026 Rubin said the volume of messages became so overwhelming that the store turned off its phone. — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026 Rather than being turned off by the studio’s feedback, Oliver was intrigued. — Michael Douglas, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026 As a result, Share with App Developers starts out turned off. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 One study found that even having a phone turned off on a table nearby may be enough to impair a student’s academic performance. — James Marriott, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2026 The show offered a welcome mix for Christians turned off by other TV offerings in the 1970s that reflected a culture changing too fast for them, said James Goff, a professor of American Church History at Appalachian State University. — Tim Funk, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026 Eventually the curtain was closed again and the microphone in the room was turned off, but Pike could still be heard making gasping or snoring sounds. — Rebecca Boone, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned off

Adjective

Its use during the exercise simulated an attack against an opposing naval force.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Splitter praises his movement on and off the ball, which seems to visibly confuse opposing defenses.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of opposing

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But over time, due to a variety of systems issues with obtaining certain medications, the lethal injection protocol has deviated from the standard devised by Chapman.

— M. Sara Rosenthal, STAT, 13 Oct. 2026
The Bengals deviated from strategy this offseason and paid for a defense.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of deviated

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Noem was appointed special envoy for the Shield of the Americas in March, after she was removed as homeland security secretary amid mounting scrutiny of her management of the department and the influence of her adviser, Corey Lewandowski.

— Olivia Gazis, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
According to the Holy See Press Office, doctors removed the lower lobe of the pontiff's right lung during a procedure that lasted approximately 90 minutes.

— Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of removed

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The only exception, fire officials said in a social media post Saturday evening, would be Via La Mirada north of Esperanza, which would remain shut off to vehicles because of emergency crews in the area.

— Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
As a regional Red Flag warning remains in effect through Saturday evening, Southern California Edison has shut off power to thousands of customers, primarily in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, as wildfire risks remain high.

— Julie Sharp, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

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Last week, ProPublica detailed the case of two girls severely sickened last year after consuming raw goat milk from an unregulated farm in southern California.

— Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 8 Oct. 2026
The milk suspected to have sickened the girls didn’t come from one of the state’s dozen licensed farms.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

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