27 entries under discourage topic. ×

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repel(verb, check, separate, reject, withdraw)
11
repulse(verb, check, separate, reject, withdraw)
10
rebuff(verb, cut, check, separate, reject)
6
fend off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, check)
5
fight off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, check, resist)
5
ward off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, check)
4
beat off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, check)
4
hold off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, check)
4
parry(verb, cut, separate, reject, cool)
3
keep at bay(verb, expression, idiom, cut, check)
3
keep off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, check)
3
refuse(verb, cut, separate, reject, cool)
3
stave off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, check)
2
hold at bay(verb, expression, idiom, check, reject)
2
rebut(verb, cut, check, separate, reject)
2
reject(verb, cut, check, separate, cool)
2
resist(verb, cut, check, separate, reject)
2
snub(verb, reject, avoid, resist, rebuff)
2
spurn(verb, reject, avoid, resist, rebuff)
2
turn aside(verb, expression, phrasal verb, separate, reject)
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APASmart Define. (2015). drive back thesaurus. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/drive_back/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "drive back thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/drive_back/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 23, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, drive back thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 23 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/drive_back/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "drive back thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 23 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/drive_back/thesaurus/synonyms>