Breadcrumb Home > Thesaurus > P Synonyms of putoff Find synonyms for: Noun1. putoff, pretext, stalking-horseusage: a pretext for delay or inactionWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.Definition and meaning of putoff (Dictionary) ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: solecism Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language