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Synonyms for discourage
dɪˈskɜr ɪdʒ, -ˈskʌr-dis·cour·age
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
deter, discourageverb
try to prevent; show opposition to
"We should discourage this practice among our youth"
Synonyms:
monish, admonish, warn, deter, dissuadeAntonyms:
encouragediscourageverb
deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged
Synonyms:
monish, warn, deter, admonishAntonyms:
encouragewarn, discourage, admonish, monishverb
admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
"I warned him not to go too far"; "I warn you against false assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet"
Synonyms:
reprove, monish, admonish, warn, deter, cautionAntonyms:
encourage
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
discourageverb
Synonyms:
dishearten, dispirit, depress, dejectdiscourageverb
discourageverb
Synonyms:
disfavor, discountenance, throw cold water upon, put a damper on
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#2167 | prevent | |
#8403 | caution | |
#11327 | warn | |
#12366 | expose | |
#18159 | deter | |
#20138 | discourage | |
#22854 | hinder | |
#29400 | impede | |
#31947 | disapprove | |
#36830 | counteract | |
#39730 | obstruct | |
#40292 | denounce | |
#41205 | baffle | |
#49040 | frustrate | |
#51445 | dampen | |
#59581 | confound | |
#63455 | dissuade | |
#64629 | deterring | |
#98672 | admonish | |
#128551 | reprove | |
#311709 | disconcert |
How to use discourage in a sentence?
Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown:
The penalties in the federal system need to be much more conveyed to people to discourage this idea that this is a harmless, mostly clerical administrative violation of the federal system, it is blood money. You are getting the guns... to someone that will harm someone.
I was and still am a redemption project for Iraq and the people of Iraq. The missiles of treachery will not discourage the believers and will shake a hair of the stability and determination of our heroic security forces to preserve people's security, achieve justice and set the law in place.
The aim here is to discourage irregular migration and ... to recognize those Syrians in our camps who the EU will accept - though we will not force anyone to go against their will - on legal routes.
We require motorists to carry automobile insurance, and the insurance industry appropriately encourages and rewards safe driver behavior. We tax tobacco consumption both to discourage risky behavior and to make sure non-smokers are not forced to subsidize the substantial public health costs generated by smoking-related illnesses and deaths, these successful public health models inspire a similar' harm reduction' approach for firearms.
If you're a Georgia voter, if you want your values reflected by your elected officials, I strongly beg and encourage you : Go vote tomorrow. Do not let anybody discourage you. Do not self-suppress your own vote. Do not make a self-fulfilling prophecy out of doing this. Don't let anybody steal your vote that way, that's what's happening if you self-suppress : You are taking away your important voice from this election.
Translations for discourage
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- تثبيطArabic
- разубеждавам, обезсърчавам, обезкуражавамBulgarian
- vzít odvahu, odradit, zastrašitCzech
- entmutigen, abschrecken, abraten von, abraten, abbringen vonGerman
- αποκαρδιώνωGreek
- persuadir, descorazonar, acobardar, desalentarSpanish
- lannistaa, luopumaan, nujertaa, taivutellaFinnish
- dissuader, découragerFrench
- mengecilkan hatiIndonesian
- scoraggiareItalian
- לדכאHebrew
- 思いとどませる, 落胆, がっかりJapanese
- whakapāhunuMāori
- одвраќа, обесхрабруваMacedonian
- afraden om, ontmoedigen, ontradenDutch
- zniechęcaćPolish
- desalentar, desencorajar, despersuadir, desanimar, dissuadirPortuguese
- descurajaRomanian
- расхолаживать, отговаривать, отговорить, разубедить, расхолодить, обескуражить, разубеждать, обескураживатьRussian
- discourageSwedish
- ஊக்கம்Tamil
- నిరుత్సాహపరుచుTelugu
- กีดกันThai
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