Synonyms for deterrence
dɪˈtɜr əns, -ˈtʌr-, -ˈtɛr-de·ter·rence

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1. disincentive, deterrencenoun

   a negative motivational influence

   Synonyms:
   disincentive, intimidation, determent

2. determent, deterrence, intimidationnoun

   a communication that makes you afraid to try something

   Synonyms:
   bullying, disincentive, intimidation, determent

3. deterrencenoun

   the act or process of discouraging actions or preventing occurrences by instilling fear or doubt or anxiety

   Synonyms:
   disincentive, intimidation, determent

Matched Categories

1. • Discouragement
   • Hindrance
   • Rational Motive

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1. List of paraphrases for "deterrence":

   deterrent, dissuasion, crackdown, deterring, dissuasive, disincentive, discouragement, deter

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1. Mike Gallagher:

   And I think it should serve as a reminder that authoritarian countries with leaders who have no checks and balances like Russia and China and leaders who think human life is cheap can launch invasions that seem impossible for us to imagine, if the Biden Administration is wedded to this approach that they are calling integrated deterrence, which is just liberal code for cutting hard power, I fear deterrence will fail again in a bigger stage which is the conflict over Taiwan.

2. Donald Trump:

   Informing the American people is an important form of deterrence. If Donald Trump know what's happening, Donald Trump're more alert to it.

3. Marsha Blackburn:

   The currency of deterrence was lost when the president and this administration chose not to move forward sanctions last fall, the currency was lost when he gave Putin everything he wanted on Nord Stream, with no conditions. And it was lost when there was the renewal of New START. So all of that, your deterrence value was lost at that point.

4. The Pentagon report:

   China will likely conduct its first (submarine) nuclear deterrence patrol sometime in 2015.

5. Defense Patrick Shanahan:

   This is about deterrence, not about war. We're not about going to war.