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repel(verb, upset, reject, disregard)
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divert(verb, take, check, oppose)
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scare(verb, upset, check, bother)
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shake(verb, upset, check, bother)
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bar(noun, verb, hold, control)
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dash(verb, upset, dull, reduce)
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hold back(verb, expression, phrasal verb, control)
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stay(verb, hold, control, keep)
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control(verb, hold, check, reduce)
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damp(verb, upset, dull, check)
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disappoint(verb, upset, bother, disturb)
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discountenance(verb, upset, check, reject)
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obstruct(verb, hold, control, check)
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suppress(verb, hold, control, reduce)
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warn(verb, check, oppose, restrain)
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deprecate(verb, check, reject, oppose)
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forbid(verb, reduce, reject, restrain)
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indispose(verb, check, oppose, restrain)
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thwart(verb, hold, control, reduce)
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hamper(verb, hold, keep, reduce)
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APASmart Define. (2016). discourage thesaurus. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/discourage/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "discourage thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/discourage/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 23, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, discourage thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 23 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/discourage/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "discourage thesaurus" 29 February 2016. Web. 23 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/discourage/thesaurus/synonyms>