switch off

[swich-awf, -of] / ˈswɪtʃˌɔf, -ˌɒf /

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

Example Sentences

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Publishers can decide to switch off a game's servers, often leaving it effectively unplayable.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

The surface of the protein is exceptionally smooth, lacking the molecular pockets that standard drugs require to bind to and turn the switch off.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

When the last lights switch off in the Ed Sullivan Theater, the curtain also drops, perhaps permanently, on the brand of surreal comedy that former “Late Show” host David Letterman gifted to broadcast TV.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

Tankers switch off their transponders to avert detection and perform risky ship-to-ship oil transfers to disguise the origin of Iranian crude.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

In Providence, residents phoned the electric company, asking it to switch off the lights “so that the city would be safe from the enemy.”

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

switch off

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