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Synonyms for deter
dɪˈtɜrde·ter

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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms4.3 / 3 votes

  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

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  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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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. deterverb

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

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  1. deterverb

    Synonyms:
    hinder, prevent, dissuade, restrain

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "deter":

    discourage, dissuade, prevent, deterring, deterrence, curb

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#11327warn
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#12551curb
#13901scare
#18159deter
#20138discourage
#22854hinder
#29400impede
#31947disapprove
#34514deterrence
#36830counteract
#39730obstruct
#40292denounce
#41205baffle
#49040frustrate
#59581confound
#63455dissuade
#64629deterring
#98672admonish
#100606terrify
#311709disconcert
#322072dishearten

How to use deter in a sentence?

  1. President Barack Obama:

    But what I would say to them is that not only am I absolutely committed to making sure they maintain their qualitative military edge, and that they can deter any potential future attacks, but what I'm willing to do is to make the kinds of commitments that would give everybody in the neighborhood, including Iran, a clarity that if Israel were to be attacked by any state, that we would stand by them.

  2. Kori Schake:

    The world is looking a lot more dangerous and uncertain for America's safety in the last two, three years, i do think there is an increased appreciation even among debt hawks that we want a wider margin of error, we want a stronger military in order to deter challenges to America's security.

  3. Jessica Vaughan from the Center:

    We don't want to turn away people who are genuinely in danger but we know from experience that most of the people that are arriving at our border are not in that category. We have to find an effective way to deter frivolous or opportunist asylum-seekers.

  4. John McCain:

    I welcome reports that the Air Force has decided to keep the A-10 aircraft flying through fiscal year 2017, ensuring our troops have the vital close air support they need for missions around the world. Today, the A-10 fleet is playing an indispensable role in the fight against ISIL in Iraq and assisting NATO's efforts to deter Russian aggression in Eastern Europe, with growing global chaos and turmoil on the rise, we simply cannot afford to prematurely retire the best close air support weapon in our arsenal without fielding a proper replacement.

  5. The US:

    We have seen in the past that Iran's reliance on its proxies is probably the main tool at its disposal to deter a direct attack or avoid a direct confrontation, we are likely to see this as a main possibility and the main risk of confrontation -- direct confrontation -- between the The US and Iran.


Translations for deter

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  • ردعArabic
  • възпирам, разубеждавамBulgarian
  • The word "deter" can be translated to Danish as "afskrække."Danish
  • abhalten, verhindernGerman
  • The translation of "deter" to Greek is "αποτρέπω" (apotrépō).Greek
  • The word "deter" in English can be translated to Esperanto as "malhelpi." If you need additional context or a specific usage, please let me know!Esperanto
  • desalentar, disuadir, evitar, prevenirSpanish
  • The English word "deter" can be translated to Persian as "باز داشتن" (pronounced "bāz dāshtan").Persian
  • estää, pidätellä, estelläFinnish
  • décourager, empêcher, dissuaderFrench
  • रोक रखनाHindi
  • elrettentHungarian
  • The English word "deter" can be translated to Armenian as "բռնապետել" (pronounced: brnabetel). If you need a different context or usage, please let me know!Armenian
  • The word "deter" can be translated to Indonesian as "menghalangi" or "mencegah," depending on the context. If you would like a specific context or sentence translated, please provide that information!Indonesian
  • prevenire, scoraggiareItalian
  • להרתיעHebrew
  • 予防Japanese
  • The word "deter" can be translated to Kannada as "ನಿಲ್ಲಿಸಲು" (nillisalu).Kannada
  • The Latin translation for "deter" is "deterrere." If you have a specific context or sentence in which you would like the translation to be used, please provide that for a more accurate translation!Latin
  • ontmoedigen, verhinderenDutch
  • avskrekke, forhindreNorwegian
  • impedir, desencorajar, dissuadirPortuguese
  • предотвратить, отговаривать, удержать, отговарить, разубеждать, предотвращать, разубедить, удерживатьRussian
  • osujetiti, odgovoriti, odvratiti, spriječitiSerbo-Croatian
  • avråda, avskräcka, avstyra, förhindraSwedish
  • ยับยั้งThai
  • The English word "deter" can be translated into Yiddish as "ויסרייטן" (vayseraytn) or "פֿאַרמאַנען" (farmanen), depending on the context. If you have a specific context in which you're using "deter," please let me know for a more precise translation!Yiddish
  • The translation of "deter" to Simplified Chinese is "威慑" (wēishè).Chinese

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