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. repulsed
  7. dismissed
  8. squeamish
Verb
  • Bricks that were most likely 184 years old were removed from the foundation of the church, ending its almost two centuries-long mission.
    Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Both crosses were removed from the cathedral’s steeple and spire in 1998 for building renovations.
    Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of removed
Verb
  • In the current war, launched more than 14 months ago to retaliate for the worst attack on Jews since the Holocaust, Israeli leaders shut off water and power to all of Gaza, launched 6,000 airstrikes in the space of just five days, and suspended some measures intended to limit civilian casualties.
    Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The temperature gauge also shuts off when the water reaches boiling.
    Terri Williams, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of shut off
Adjective
  • Trump is opposed to the continuing resolution put forward by Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson, according to a source familiar with the president-elect’s thinking, who was granted anonymity to describe private conversations.
    Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Trump is now opposed to banning TikTok on national security grounds, a reversal from 2020.
    Joe Walsh, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of opposed
Verb
  • It initially was supposed to run for five years, but was extended until 2090 as more people were sickened with 9/11 illnesses.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 22 Dec. 2024
  • That's up from earlier this month, when the FDA said the outbreak had sickened 68 people in 19 states.
    Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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
  • Dexter is repulsed by the whole scene, and really who can blame him?
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Over decades, my attempts to conquer the Spanish language have been repulsed.
    Calvin Trillin, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of repulsed
Verb
  • Back in July, a New Mexico judge dismissed the single involuntary manslaughter charge against Baldwin over Hutchins’ death after the actor’s lawyers claimed prosecutors and investigators withheld evidence.
    Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 24 Dec. 2024
  • It's been six months since an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin was dismissed in New Mexico.
    Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of dismissed
Adjective
  • 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
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