Antonyms for deter
dɪˈtɜrde·ter

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1. deter

   Antonyms:
   abet, advocate, aid, assist, countenance, embolden, encourage, incite, instigate, promote, sanction, support, uphold

   Synonyms:
   baffle, confound, counteract, denounce, disapprove, disconcert, discourage, dissuade, expose, frustrate, hinder, impede, obstruct

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1. deter

   Antonyms:
   encourage, incite, provoke, move, allure, prompt, tempt, seduce, persuade

   Synonyms:
   warn, stop, dissuade, disincline, indispose, dispirit, hinder, prevent, discourage, dishearten, terrify, scare

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1. • Advise
   • Disapprove

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 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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1. deterverb

   Synonyms:
   hinder, prevent, dissuade, restrain

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. convinvce

   to put someone off doing something

   it was a good job he was deterred from adopting that stray dog.

   Submitted by anonymous on April 2, 2020  

How to use deter in a sentence?

1. Matthew Fraser:

   We see threats pop up periodically, those specifically associated to this heightened sense we've seen an uptick, but we're not aware of any campaign that's explicitly targeting the city itself, we deter a significant number of threats per day … But as it stands right now, there's no compromise, or there haven't been any compromises worth noting.

2. Maria Mena:

   We as citizens must keep in mind that the purpose of the pornography statute in the state is to basically deter adults from committing acts, not juveniles.

3. The FBI:

   Investigators will work to identify the person or group responsible, the motivation and whether religious bias was a factor, all evidence will be reviewed by state and federal prosecutors to determine whether a violation under federal civil rights statutes occurred. The FBI is committed to ensure law-abiding citizens are protected and to deter those who would threaten them.

4. Del Rio:

   He said, ‘ This is something I have done for 11 years. It’s not a form of anything other than me being Del Rio, ’ i told him I very strongly believe in standing for the national anthem. But I respect him as a man and he can do his thing. Well, that doesn't speak very well of Coach Del Rio's character either. The coach respects a man who disrespects the country ? I suspect this will not be the last episode of anti-American activity at NFL games. So I recommend head coaches take immediate action to deter such behavior. If you ride the bench during the Star-Spangled Banner, you should ride the bench for the rest of season. It would be a gutsy move -- but unlikely -- considering the lack of courage and patriotism in the National Football League. Todd Starnes is host of Fox News Commentary. Todd Starnes latest book is.

5. Mark Esper:

   Express with us the concern, outrage ... with regard to Iran's activities in the region. That would be a good first step, and then secondly, to support any range of activities we may think merit participation to help, again, deter conflict and show that we're resolute. What we're trying to do, what we want to do, to close the door to conflict and open the door to diplomacy.

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