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Synonyms for deter
dɪˈtɜrde·ter
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Princeton's WordNet
deter, discourageverb
try to prevent; show opposition to
"We should discourage this practice among our youth"
Synonyms:
monish, admonish, warn, discourage, dissuadedissuade, deterverb
turn away from by persuasion
"Negative campaigning will only dissuade people"
Synonyms:
discourage, dissuade
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
deterverb
Synonyms:
restrain, hinder, discourage, withhold (by fear)
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List of paraphrases for "deter":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
---|---|---|
#1038 | stop | |
#2167 | prevent | |
#11327 | warn | |
#12366 | expose | |
#12551 | curb | |
#13901 | scare | |
#18159 | deter | |
#20138 | discourage | |
#22854 | hinder | |
#29400 | impede | |
#31947 | disapprove | |
#34514 | deterrence | |
#36830 | counteract | |
#39730 | obstruct | |
#40292 | denounce | |
#41205 | baffle | |
#49040 | frustrate | |
#59581 | confound | |
#63455 | dissuade | |
#64629 | deterring | |
#98672 | admonish | |
#100606 | terrify | |
#311709 | disconcert | |
#322072 | dishearten |
How to use deter in a sentence?
Trump has to choose really here to some extent, he has to choose whether he is going to prioritize the NATO alliance, prioritize transatlantic security and standing with European countries to deter Russia or prioritize improved relations with Russia.
I thought Thomas Chabot and Mike Reilly team defense was great tonight, when you’re forechecking well and you’re reloading hard and guys are getting back through the middle, those are the things that kind of add up and deter the other team from creating those scoring chances.
We need a national defense robust enough to defend against all attacks, modern enough to deter all enemies and nimble enough to defend our vital interests, but we also need a foreign policy that protects American interests and encourages stability, not chaos.
They’re trying to destroy Herschel to deter young men and women of color from being Republicans. If they destroy Herschel, it will deter people of color from wanting to be conservative Republicans because you just have your life ruined.
We’re not looking for enforcement, we’d like to get through the night with no arrests, no summonses, we’re there just to make everyone feel safe, but we will [make] arrests when need be. Our goal is that our presence there will deter any issues.
Translations for deter
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- ردعArabic
- възпирам, разубеждавамBulgarian
- verhindern, abhaltenGerman
- desalentar, evitar, prevenir, disuadirSpanish
- estellä, estää, pidätelläFinnish
- décourager, dissuader, empêcherFrench
- रोक रखनाHindi
- elrettentHungarian
- prevenire, scoraggiareItalian
- להרתיעHebrew
- 予防Japanese
- verhinderen, ontmoedigenDutch
- forhindre, avskrekkeNorwegian
- dissuadir, desencorajar, impedirPortuguese
- предотвратить, разубеждать, удержать, отговаривать, отговарить, предотвращать, удерживать, разубедитьRussian
- spriječiti, odvratiti, osujetiti, odgovoritiSerbo-Croatian
- avråda, avstyra, förhindra, avskräckaSwedish
- ยับยั้งThai
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