Synonyms for discourages
dis·cour·ages

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1. List of paraphrases for "discourages":

   deters

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1. Souleymane Berthé:

   The cost of initial investment discourages many wanting to shift to solar energy.

2. Carly Fiorina:

   What do unions reward? Seniority, a seniority system over time discourages excellence, a seniority (system) over time, as opposed to a meritocracy, rewards you for just sitting in a chair.

3. James R. Cook:

   Private charity discourages poverty while public subsidies encourage it.

4. Saskia Popescu:

   On a personal level, it discourages people from coming forward, from being transparent. You're more likely to have people try and go about travel in less direct ways, which would then totally negate the purpose of that, you're forcing people into situations that could more actively promote disease transmission.

5. Bri Barnett:

   It's a lot harder to discriminate when you have support systems there, when people know that other people are watching, it discourages bad behaviors.