Synonyms of deterrence

deterrence

noun

as in discouragement

Related Words

• discouragement
• instruction
• suppression
• dissuading
• repression
• charging
• bidding
• dictation
• direction
• interdiction
• prohibition
• coercion
• proscription
• banning
• outlawing
• forbidding
• barring
• decreeing
• compulsion
• prohibiting
• enjoining
• constraint
• proscribing
• interdicting
• force

Dissimilar Words

• permission
• allowance
• approval
• toleration
• support
• sanction
• endorsement
• license
• authorization
• clearance
• promotion
• sufferance
• encouragement
• compliance
• submission
• obedience

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of deterrence

As global competition in advanced military technology continues, the DF-17 highlights China’s growing emphasis on developing next-generation weapons capable of improving strategic deterrence and expanding its precision-strike capabilities. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026

For decades, the Federal Sentencing Guidelines have served as the starting point for nearly every sentencing hearing, producing lengthy prison terms intended to promote consistency and deterrence. — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

This includes intelligence and surveillance assets as well as long-range bombers, air-to-air refueling, and, ultimately, NATO’s nuclear deterrence. — Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 8 July 2026

The doctrine calls for the use of rapid and disproportionate force in order to establish deterrence, place pressure on decision-makers, and minimize the period of combat. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 July 2026