as in discouraged
to steer (a person) from an activity or course of action
tried to dissuade her from her intention to drop out of college
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Recent Examples of dissuaded
Neither made a formal offer, dissuaded both by the €100million price tag and Leipzig’s determination that Diomande would be going nowhere at mid-season.
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
19 June 2026
None of that dissuaded Hildebrand from doubling down on aging wells.
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Alex Cuadros,
ProPublica,
16 June 2026
Perhaps a police report search as to any candidate filing for the House or Senate should be made part of their filing, any expense credited toward their filing fee, so that those with criminal history may be dissuaded.
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Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
Those not dissuaded by this fact will also get a chance to help out a good cause.
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Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
9 Apr. 2026
She wasn’t dissuaded two years later — and mid-renovation — when a $475 million Target distribution center was announced for the small city, creating an industrial foothold in a mostly agrarian area.
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Zachary Hansen,
AJC.com,
6 Mar. 2026
Trump could have dissuaded the Israelis once again.
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Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
4 Mar. 2026
Rocker said that Milwaukee’s propensity for early-count swings (more than half of his at-bats lasted two pitches or less) dissuaded him from changeup usage.
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Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Feb. 2026
Membership on the picket lines Tuesday seemed dissuaded by the attempts from leadership to cast aside the staff’s contributions to the bargaining cycle.
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Katie Campione,
Deadline,
24 Feb. 2026
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
19 June 2026
None of that dissuaded Hildebrand from doubling down on aging wells.
—
Alex Cuadros,
ProPublica,
16 June 2026
Perhaps a police report search as to any candidate filing for the House or Senate should be made part of their filing, any expense credited toward their filing fee, so that those with criminal history may be dissuaded.
—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
Those not dissuaded by this fact will also get a chance to help out a good cause.
—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
9 Apr. 2026
She wasn’t dissuaded two years later — and mid-renovation — when a $475 million Target distribution center was announced for the small city, creating an industrial foothold in a mostly agrarian area.
—
Zachary Hansen,
AJC.com,
6 Mar. 2026
Trump could have dissuaded the Israelis once again.
—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
4 Mar. 2026
Rocker said that Milwaukee’s propensity for early-count swings (more than half of his at-bats lasted two pitches or less) dissuaded him from changeup usage.
—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Feb. 2026
Membership on the picket lines Tuesday seemed dissuaded by the attempts from leadership to cast aside the staff’s contributions to the bargaining cycle.
—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissuaded
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Professors are discouraged from assigning books, supposedly in order to lower students’ financial burden, even as the school has raised various other fees.
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They weren’t discouraged by the full sun above or the extensive bodies in line ahead.
Verb
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Mosquitoes are weak flyers and can be deterred by air movement.
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Barajas said heat stroke has not deterred her from her park exercise.
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“Dissuaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissuaded. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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