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switch off

[swich-awf, -of] / ˈswɪtʃˌɔf, -ˌɒf /

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end v.
turn off v.

VERB

end

Synonyms

STRONGEST

achieve break up cease close complete conclude culminate delay drop expire finish give up halt play out quit resolve settle stop terminate wind up wrap up

STRONG

abolish abort accomplish consummate crown determine discontinue dissolve interrupt perorate postpone relinquish ultimate wrap

WEAK

break off call it a day call off close out cut short dispose of get done pack it in pull the plug put the lid on sew up shut down top off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance begin commence continue initiate introduce open start

STRONG

keep

VERB

turn off

Synonyms

STRONGEST

shut shut off unplug

WEAK

close cut cut out douse extinguish halt hit the switch kill log off put out shut down turn out

Antonyms

WEAK

begin open start turn on

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Players now have the ability to switch off controversial cosmetic changes, and Bahl says Modern Warfare 4 is a "return to form".

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

"The way I see it, I have two choices. Either I train like an athlete and work super hard, or I switch off and it's over," she told French Vogue magazine, external in 2024.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

In a 2025 survey of over 6,000 people in six countries, only one in five said they would switch off personalised recommendations if they could, she noted.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

Australians would be able to switch off social media algorithms under draft legislation to be proposed this week.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

I switch off Google and hop onto Facebook.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven

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