SHUTS OFF Synonyms: 113 Similar and Opposite Words

shuts off

verb

present tense third-person singular of shut off

as in stops

to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end threatened to shut off peace talks if the other side kept making unreasonable demands

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as in kills

to cause to stop functioning shut off the computer to save electricity

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Recent Examples of shuts off So nothing shuts off overnight. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026 Grant leads his mother down the steps as Rose shuts off the light. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025 This shuts off the engine at stoplights or when idling, and restarts it once the accelerator is pressed. — ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026 Each treatment lasts three minutes and automatically shuts off when it's done. — Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026 This device recognizes when nature brings the water that your lawn needs and shuts off automatic sprinklers. — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026 In cool mode, the fan often stays on while the compressor shuts off, which continuously drains power just to push room-temperature air. — Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 21 June 2026 Sena says the headlight automatically shuts off after 10 minutes in a bid to preserve battery life. — Utkarsh Sood june 07, New Atlas, 7 June 2026 The keyboard also comes with a pairable mouse that automatically shuts off the user’s webcam when it’s placed on an accompanying dock. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shuts off

Verb

The global oil surplus should help commercial stockpiles bounce back, particularly if the rest of the world stops relying so much on the United States as the petroleum producer of last resort.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
If exception paths are undocumented, AI either stops too early or acts with false confidence.

— Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of stops

Verb

This is not only devastating because Aang appears fatally injured, but because if an Avatar dies in the Avatar State, the entire cycle of Avatar reincarnation ceases and the earth’s balance is forever lost.

— Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
What is surprising—indeed, almost shocking—is when a particular fashion ceases to change.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026

Definition of ceases

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The Mobi Fold embraces its bendy nature and, sensibly, automatically turns on when opened up and turns off when it’s folded shut.

— Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 10 June 2026
There isn’t a friction point at the moment, but if the money spigot turns off, then things can change.

— Dan Shanoff, New York Times, 27 May 2026

Definition of turns off

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Find your favorite before the deal ends, and check out more bedding from Bloomhaven below.

— Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
After physical disk production ends, new games will be available exclusively in digital format from the PlayStation Store, an online shop for PlayStation games, and at retailers.

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 1 July 2026

Definition of ends

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The man looks down almost immediately after the light turns on when the light deactivates.

— Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 10 Feb. 2026
This higher temperature darkens the paste, slightly caramelizes the sugar, and deactivates enzymes that would otherwise break down pectin, resulting in a thicker, more cooked-tasting product.

— Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 7 Jan. 2026

Definition of deactivates

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The countywide legislation halts zoning and permitting processes for data centers and BESS sites in unincorporated areas of Jackson County for 180 days, which sponsor Sean Smith and other legislators have said will create time for the county to set more detailed permanent land use policies.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026
But the publishing machine never quite halts, and the coming months do star a (smaller) collection of exciting new releases.

— Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 25 June 2026

Definition of halts

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Becoming an upper-middle-income country also cuts off development funding from organizations like the World Bank.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 3 July 2026
Waymo cuts off firetruck with sirens, lights running In a video posted on TikTok on June 18, a Waymo vehicle turned into a lane in Atlanta's entertainment district where a firetruck was driving the wrong direction.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 24 June 2026