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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3
as in removed
to let go from office, service, or employment eventually, the supervisor turned off the insubordinate employee

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4
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. repulsed
  7. dismissed
  8. squeamish
Verb
  • Switching to Bournemouth removed Adams from the frenzy and bright lights that surround Leeds.
    Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Though once common in the Atlantic, gray whales were hunted and removed from that ocean about 300 years ago—and only five or so have been seen in the last 15 years there and in the Mediterranean.
    Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of removed
Verb
  • Authorities at the original scene learned the suspects entered the main electrical cabinet of the building and turned off the main breaker, shutting off power to the ATM, Galt police said.
    Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Dry spells could shut off the precipitation, experts noted Thursday.
    Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of shut off
Adjective
  • How did that happen where everyone was opposed to it?
    Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Trump is now opposed to banning TikTok on national security grounds, a reversal from 2020.
    Joe Walsh, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of opposed
Verb
  • Another brand of pet food sold exclusively at farmers markets in California tested positive for bird flu and is believed to have sickened five cats nearly a week after a similar incident was reported in Oregon.
    Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Up to 5 cats sickened in California after bird flu found in another raw pet food brand Is norovirus common on cruise ships?
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of sickened
Adjective
  • Rumors swirled that disillusioned and disgusted donors mobilized after the loss to A&M.
    Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
  • If anything, Allerton seems intermittently disgusted with Lee and himself, then attracted to Lee again.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of disgusted
Verb
  • Kay’s particular diet was a recurring talking point on the show, with condiments such as ketchup and mayo among the foods that repulsed the TV voice of the Yankees.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Dexter is repulsed by the whole scene, and really who can blame him?
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of repulsed
Verb
  • This lawless case should have never been brought and the Constitution demands that it be immediately dismissed.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Just one day earlier, Kohli had been dismissed yet again by Boland after fending outside the off-stump and caught behind the wicket.
    Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of dismissed
Adjective
  • The Years Last summer, more squeamish audience members were fainting left, right and center at this adaptation of the French writer Annie Ernaux’s quasi-memoir.
    Matt Wolf, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Arriving at a time when anime has become more surreal, Dan Da Dan feels like a natural evolution of shows like Chainsaw Man, while being not quite as alienating for those with a more squeamish palate.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of squeamish
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