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Synonyms for dissuasive
dɪˈsweɪ sɪvdis·sua·sive

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  1. dissuasiveadjective

    deterring from action

    "dissuasive advice"; "made a slight dissuasive gesture with her hand"

    Antonyms:
    persuasive, telling, glib-tongued, weighty, coaxing, ingratiatory, cogent, smooth-tongued, compelling, glib

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. dissuasivenoun

    Synonyms:
    DISSUASION

  2. dissuasiveadjective

    Synonyms:
    dissuading, dehortatory, tending to dissuade

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  1. List of paraphrases for "dissuasive":

    deterrent, deterrence, discouraging, off-putting

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  1. Marco Ramadori:

    The class action law in Italy is a swindle and has nothing to do with the real class action (cases) that you see in the United States, which, first and foremost, inflict punitive damages that have a concrete dissuasive effect.

  2. Labor Sylvia Caceres:

    We believe that this is a step forward to reinforce the dissuasive capacity that the labor inspectorate must exert for employers who deliberately and irresponsibly breach their obligations and affect the health of our workers.


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