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as in frustrates
to lessen the courage or confidence of
I didn't let losing discourage me from trying again
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as in dissuades
to steer (a person) from an activity or course of action
the higher fines may help discourage drivers from speeding on the highway
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Recent Examples of discourages
That fear discourages innovation and stifles opportunity.
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Brad Rencher, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Mercury’s clash with Uranus discourages you from moving more money around today.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
At the same time, the Brotherhood discourages any worldly attachment that privileges one person over another person, or over God.
—Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
Chaos discourages risk-taking, replacing exploration with survival mode.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
And a land value tax discourages the sort of speculative investments that have helped turn the American dream of home ownership into an inflation-evading game of musical chairs.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
Plus, natural and synthetic fibers have fundamentally different production systems, which leads to various system boundaries in LCAs—a key reason why Textile Exchange discourages such comparisons.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 15 Aug. 2025
Law enforcement generally discourages or condemn .
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is an exception and discourages pediatricians in their clinics from treating unvaccinated patients.
—Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Brad Rencher, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Mercury’s clash with Uranus discourages you from moving more money around today.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
At the same time, the Brotherhood discourages any worldly attachment that privileges one person over another person, or over God.
—Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
Chaos discourages risk-taking, replacing exploration with survival mode.
—Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
And a land value tax discourages the sort of speculative investments that have helped turn the American dream of home ownership into an inflation-evading game of musical chairs.
—Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
Plus, natural and synthetic fibers have fundamentally different production systems, which leads to various system boundaries in LCAs—a key reason why Textile Exchange discourages such comparisons.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 15 Aug. 2025
Law enforcement generally discourages or condemn .
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is an exception and discourages pediatricians in their clinics from treating unvaccinated patients.
—Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for discourages
Verb
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Use what frustrates or excites you as a clue.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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This imbalance frustrates Delhi but also underscores why cutting ties is not realistic.—
Spriha Srivastava,
CNBC,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In the velvety elegance of Paris, Jacques (Guillaume des Forêts, nearly a Timothée Chalamet look-alike), a floppy-haired painter, dissuades Marthe (Isabelle Weingarten) from jumping into the Seine when her fiancé abandons her.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
22 Aug. 2025
Verb
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But Amberger and McGinty both said the residency requirement deters many people from even applying for the job in the first place.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
31 Aug. 2025
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This lack of simple human interaction can often lead to a negative candidate experience that deters top talent who feel undervalued and uninspired by the process.—
Jason Elkin,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Discourages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discourages. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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