Synonyms for deter
dɪˈtɜrde·ter

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1. deter

   Synonyms:
   baffle, confound, counteract, denounce, disapprove, disconcert, discourage, dissuade, expose, frustrate, hinder, impede, obstruct

   Antonyms:
   abet, advocate, aid, assist, countenance, embolden, encourage, incite, instigate, promote, sanction, support, uphold

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1. deter

   Synonyms:
   warn, stop, dissuade, disincline, indispose, dispirit, hinder, prevent, discourage, dishearten, terrify, scare

   Antonyms:
   encourage, incite, provoke, move, allure, prompt, tempt, seduce, persuade

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1. deter, discourageverb

   try to prevent; show opposition to

   "We should discourage this practice among our youth"

   Synonyms:
   monish, admonish, warn, discourage, dissuade

2. dissuade, deterverb

   turn away from by persuasion

   "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people"

   Synonyms:
   discourage, dissuade

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1. • Advise
   • Disapprove

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1. deterverb

   Synonyms:
   restrain, hinder, discourage, withhold (by fear)

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1. deterverb

   Synonyms:
   hinder, prevent, dissuade, restrain

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1. List of paraphrases for "deter":

   discourage, dissuade, prevent, deterring, deterrence, curb

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1. Abraham Lincoln:

   The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just.

2. Greg Mandoli:

   We’re looking to prevent, deter and protect communities. The public doesn't realize what’s happening in a federal investigative agency like HSI and the breath of the investigations that we’re doing. So, with Project Wildfire, we’re looking to take ground information and feed them back into the collective pool... working with our local partners to identify community threats as we look to prevent, deter and protect the homeland.

3. Ray Odierno:

   In my mind, we don't have the ability to deter. The reason we have a military is to deter conflict and prevent wars. And if people believe we are not big enough to respond, they miscalculate.

4. Laura Cooper:

   Ukraine, and also Georgia, are the two front-line states facing Russian aggression, in order to deter further Russian aggression, we need to be able to shore up these countries abilities to defend themselves.Thats, I think, pure and simple, the rationale behind our strategy of supporting these countries.Its in our interest to deter Russian aggression elsewhere around the world.

5. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus:

   We're going to be there, we're going to deter. That's the main reason we're there -- to deter potential aggression.