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Deter

🔄 Synonyms of "Deter"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
dissuadeverb	(transitive) To convince not to try or do.
discourageverb	(transitive) To persuade somebody not to do (something).

↔️ Antonyms of "Deter"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
persuadeverb	(transitive) To successfully convince (someone) to agree to, accept, or do something, usually through reasoning and verbal influence.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Deter"

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Word	Definition
dissuadeverb	(transitive) To convince not to try or do.
discourageverb	(transitive) To persuade somebody not to do (something).
deterrencenoun	The act of deterring, or the state of being deterred.
deterrentnoun	Something that deters.
avoidingnoun	Avoidance.
precludeverb	(transitive) To remove the possibility of; to rule out; to prevent or exclude; to render impossible.
avoidverb	(transitive) To keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from.
preventionnoun	(medicine) Any measure intended to limit health-related risks (such as information campaigns, vaccination, early diagnosis etc.).
avertverb	(transitive) To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.
preventverb	(transitive) To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something).
denyverb	(transitive) To assert that something is not true.
prohibitverb	(transitive) To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit.
forestallverb	(transitive) To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.
suppressionnoun	The act or instance of suppressing.
suppressingnoun	The act by which something is suppressed; a suppression.
refrainverb	(intransitive, with preposition "from") To stop oneself from some action or interference; to abstain; to eschew
repressverb	(transitive, by extension) To check; to keep back.
hinderverb	(transitive) To make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate.
impedeverb	(transitive) To get in the way of; to hinder.
desistverb	(ambitransitive, formal) To cease to proceed or act; to stop (often with from).