View synonyms for off-putting

off-putting

[ awf-poot-ing, of- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

provoking uneasiness, dislike, annoyance, or repugnance; disturbing or disagreeable.

off-putting

1820–30; off + putting, after verb phrase put off

Their new Balmain campaign isn't just extremely off-putting and incredibly up-close; it's also a serious sartorial achievement.

There was also an off-putting conflict between whimsy and realism.

“What I like about Gibson is that he so contravenes his public image—that of a hard, off-putting guy,” Wheeler said.

On the other hand, he found my wasabi seaweed a bit off-putting.

The Smithy character, played by Dustin Ybarra, is so cartoonish as to be off-putting rather than gleefully adolescent.

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