DISSUADING Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

as in deterrence

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dissuading

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verb

present participle of dissuade

as in discouraging

to steer (a person) from an activity or course of action tried to dissuade her from her intention to drop out of college

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Following one incident with the actor, he was charged with seven felony counts, including assault, injuring a girlfriend and dissuading a witness from prosecuting a crime. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026 The focus will be on advanced heat management and battery performance, given temperatures exceeding 40°C can cut battery range by as much as 22%, dissuading potential buyers who frequently navigate long desert routes. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026 He was arrested again in 2020 and charged with four counts of injuring a spouse or cohabitant, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, one count of dissuading a witness and one misdemeanor battery count. — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 The high risk of – and challenges of addressing – oil spills and other safety incidents in the hostile Arctic climate are another dissuading factor, as are environmental costs of operating there. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026 Other chat logs included in the lawsuit also show ChatGPT dissuading Winters from seeking hospital care and downplaying Winters’ wife’s concerns about her husband’s health. — Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 22 July 2026 Leaders using this phrase create an unsafe psychological environment, dissuading any dissent or improvement curiosity. — Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Pablo Andres Aguilera Mora, 46, is being held in the Santa Clara County Main Jail for criminal charges including murder, assault with a deadly weapon, dissuading a witness and contempt of court, according to court records. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 17 June 2026 Several recent papers suggest that the rent-control scheme might even be making the housing shortage worse in some places by causing landlords to take units off the rental market and dissuading developers from building. — Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissuading

Noun

But a response built incident by incident is not deterrence, and Putin knows the difference.

— Julianne Smith, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2026
In today’s geopolitical landscape, information dominance is a bedrock of strategic deterrence and national defense.

— Rohit Jha, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of deterrence

Verb

In response, Cobb County police plan to increase patrols on and around the holiday and other departments are discouraging participation.

— Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Higher mortgage rates aggravate the problem by discouraging many existing homeowners from selling.

— Sheldon H. Jacobson, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of discouraging

Noun

In a paper in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, members of the WTA’s performance and health staff stressed the importance of providing support, rather than discouragement, to athletes seeking to preserve their fertility.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026
Despite the feeling of discouragement that can come with the rejections and even ghostings applicants face, these internships — though sometimes few and far between — still exist.

— Cami Fateh, Vogue, 15 July 2026

Definition of discouragement

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The state-by-state policy differences could pose a challenge for interstate truckers, however, deterring some vehicle owners who fear local law enforcement, De Haan said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
The policy could have affected legally present immigrants, Temporary Protected Status holders and DACA recipients, while burdening underfunded agencies and deterring families from seeking help.

— Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of deterring

Noun

For those waiting at the gate, rest assured that outlets are plentiful, including cord-free magnetic charging at the desks.

— Annita Katee, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
The stylus has 4,096 levels of pressure sensitivity, magnetic docking, and wireless charging.

— James Peckham, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of charging

Noun

According to Dutch News, neither officials in Curaçao nor the Dutch government have said where the instruction originated.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
However, considering the nature of the investigation and Chen’s access to children through his music instruction, sheriff’s officials said investigators want to ensure no inappropriate contact with a child has gone unreported.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of instruction

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The use of pseudonyms by female writers born in the nineteenth century is typically understood as a feminist loophole around the patriarchal suppression of women’s writing.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
Some of the footage was played during a dayslong suppression hearing last December, when the defense argued evidence recovered during the arrest should be suppressed because Mangione’s backpack was improperly searched.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

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