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discourages(dissuades, demotivates)
6
daunts(dissuades, demotivates, dejects)
6
dissuades(dissuades, demotivates, dejects)
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hinders(hinders, demotivates)
6
impedes(hinders, demotivates)
6
restrains(hinders, dissuades)
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bars(noun, hinders, dissuades)
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checks(noun, hinders, dissuades)
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detains
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disheartens(dissuades, demotivates, dejects)
4
disinclines(dissuades, demotivates, dejects)
4
inhibits(hinders, dissuades)
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obstructs
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prevents
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stops
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admonishes
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blocks(noun, hinders)
3
dampens(dissuades, demotivates, dejects)
3
delays(noun, hinders)
3
depresses(dissuades, demotivates)
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APASmart Define. (2015). deters thesaurus. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/deters/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "deters thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/deters/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 23, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, deters thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 23 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/deters/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "deters thesaurus" 14 April 2015. Web. 23 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/deters/thesaurus/synonyms>