Synonyms for disincentive
ˌdɪs ɪnˈsɛn tɪvdis·in·cen·tive

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1. disincentivenoun

   Antonyms:
   incentive

2. disincentivenoun

   Antonyms:
   incentive

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1. disincentive, deterrencenoun

   a negative motivational influence

   Synonyms:
   deterrence, intimidation, determent

   Antonyms:
   motivator, inducement, incentive

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1. • Rational Motive

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1. List of paraphrases for "disincentive":

   deterrent, deterrence, obstacle, brake

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1. Republican McConnell:

   Whether it's a payroll tax deduction, whether it's making sure that unemployment benefits continue without a disincentive to return to work.

2. Jim Jordan:

   We should be incentivizing work, not providing a disincentive to find a job, which is a good thing both for the taxpayer as well as for the beneficiary.

3. Jonathan Reiner:

   I'm not sure what this ban will achieve, other than to add some disincentive to other countries that might be looking to do intense sequencing and identify variants, this might incentivize those countries to maybe, you know, back off on that a little bit because no good deed goes unpunished.

4. Zhou Xiaochoan:

   We worry a little bit that the price signal may give disincentive for new energy types to develop, and could reduce investment in new non-fossil energy.

5. Republican Sen. John McCain:

   It is a disturbing development and escalatory development, one which heightens our need to make the Chinese understand that their actions are in violation of international law and their actions are going to be condemned by everyone in the world, we are not going to have a conflict with China but we can take certain measures which will be a disincentive to China to continue these kinds of activities.