- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|2.8k
- Abbreviations|0
174 entries under deter topic. ×
| antagonize(verb, stop, restrain, prevent) | |
| assail(verb, stop, restrain, prevent) | |
| attract attention(verb, expression, distract, sidetrack) | |
| avoid(verb, stop, restrain, prevent, repel) | |
| bear(verb, stop, restrain, prevent) | |
| bend the rules(verb, expression, idiom, distract) | |
| catch flies(verb, expression, distract, sidetrack) | |
| cease(verb, stop, restrain, prevent) | |
| circumlocute(verb, distract, sidetrack) | |
| consternate | |
| continue(verb, stop, restrain, prevent) | |
| desist(verb, stop, restrain, prevent) | |
| detract(verb, distract, sidetrack) | |
| disengage(verb, distract, sidetrack) | |
| dissuade restrain(verb, expression, stop, check, oppose) | |
| draw away(verb, expression, distract, sidetrack) | |
| drive away(expression, neglect, exclude, frighten) | |
| eschew(verb, stop, restrain, prevent) | |
| forbear(verb, stop, restrain, prevent) | |
| get around(verb, expression, distract, sidetrack) |
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| APA | Smart Define. (2016). discourage thesaurus. Retrieved September 25, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/discourage/thesaurus/synonyms |
| Chicago | Smart Define. 2016. "discourage thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/discourage/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 25, 2026). |
| Harvard | Smart Define 2016, discourage thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 25 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/discourage/thesaurus/synonyms>. |
| MLA | Smart Define. "discourage thesaurus" 29 February 2016. Web. 25 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/discourage/thesaurus/synonyms> |