off-put·ting adjective adjective: offputting 1. unpleasant, disconcerting, or repellent. "his scar is somewhat off-putting" synonyms: unpleasant, unappealing, uninviting, unattractive, disagreeable, repellent, offensive, distasteful, unsavory, unpalatable, unappetizing, objectionable, nasty, disgusting...