Cut out and Touch off

Opposite meaning terms

Cut out verb - To stop functioning.

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Touch off is an antonym for cut out.

Touch off verb - To cause to function.

Usage example: his obscene comment touched off a heated debate about the need for censorship on live broadcasts

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Cut out is an antonym for touch off.

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Touch off and Cut out. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cut_out/touch_off

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