turning off
Cutting the power
Turning off means stopping something from operating, typically by disconnecting power or flow: She's turning off the lights, turning off the water.
It also means leaving a road: We're turning off at the next exit.
Informally, turning off means causing someone to lose interest or feel repelled: His arrogance is really turning off potential clients.
See also turn off.
Deactivate a device
- disableRemove functional capacity
- disconnectTo break a connection
- unplugSever from power source
- shut downCease to operate
deactivate · kill · extinguish · trip · disengage · neutralize · override · dim
Gradually decreasing toward conclusion
- powering downSwitching a device off
- unwindingReleasing coiled tension
- relaxingBecoming less tense
- decompressingReleasing built-up tension
settling down · quieting down · calming down · slowing down · letting go · downtime · taking a break · recharging
Deliberately not hearing
- zoning outLosing conscious attention temporarily
- checking outExamining or departing
- withdrawingRemoving or pulling away
- disconnectingBreaking an established link
spacing out · shutting down · blocking out · detaching · distancing · ignoring · dismissing · blanking
Provoking strong revulsion
- alienatingCausing emotional separation
- repulsingDriving off forcefully
- offendingBreaking rules or norms
- nauseatingCausing urge to vomit
grossing out · revolting · sickening · souring · deterring · discouraging · disenchanting · dampening
Suppressing sound output
- hushingQuieting or water-mining
- quietingMaking something still
- shushingUrging silence vocally
- stillingMaking something cease moving
squelching · dampening · lowering · softening · deadening · soundproofing · noise-canceling
power down
Deactivate a device
- disableRemove functional capacity
- disconnectTo break a connection
- unplugSever from power source
shut down · deactivate · kill · extinguish · trip · disengage · neutralize · override · dim · snuff out
winding down
Gradually decreasing toward conclusion
- powering downSwitching a device off
- unwindingReleasing coiled tension
- relaxingBecoming less tense
decompressing · settling down · quieting down · calming down · slowing down · letting go · downtime · taking a break · recharging
tuning out
Deliberately not hearing
- zoning outLosing conscious attention temporarily
- checking outExamining or departing
- withdrawingRemoving or pulling away
disconnecting · spacing out · shutting down · blocking out · detaching · distancing · ignoring · dismissing · blanking
disgusting
Provoking strong revulsion
- alienatingCausing emotional separation
- repulsingDriving off forcefully
- offendingBreaking rules or norms
nauseating · grossing out · revolting · sickening · souring · deterring · discouraging · disenchanting · dampening · buzzkill
muting
Suppressing sound output
stilling · squelching · dampening · lowering · softening · deadening · soundproofing · noise-canceling
- viewing habitswatching, binge-watching, channel surfing, viewing, marathon viewing
- silencingsilencing, muting, hushing, shushing, quieting
turning offturning on
Causing to operate
switching on · activating · powering on · powering up · starting up
turning offturning on
Causing to operate
arousing · exciting · attracting · enticing · titillating
turning offturning on
Causing to operate
opening · switching on · releasing · starting · uncorking
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