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Synonyms & Antonyms of deterrent
(Entry 1 of 2)
something that makes movement or progress difficult
- the homeowner put up a fence around his garden as a deterrent for animals
Synonyms for deterrent
- balk,
- bar,
- block,
- chain,
- clog,
- cramp,
- crimp,
- drag,
- embarrassment,
- encumbrance,
- fetter,
- handicap,
- hindrance,
- holdback,
- hurdle,
- impediment,
- inhibition,
- interference,
- let,
- manacle,
- obstacle,
- obstruction,
- shackles,
- stop,
- stumbling block,
- trammel
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Near Antonyms for deterrent
deterrent
adjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms of deterrent (Entry 2 of 2)
as in preventive
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The first known use of deterrent was in 1829
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