DISSUADING Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

dissuading 1 of 2

noun

as in deterrence

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verb

present participle of dissuade

as in discouraging

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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Following one incident with the actor, he was charged with seven felony counts, including assault, injuring a girlfriend and dissuading a witness from prosecuting a crime. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026 The focus will be on advanced heat management and battery performance, given temperatures exceeding 40°C can cut battery range by as much as 22%, dissuading potential buyers who frequently navigate long desert routes. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026 He was arrested again in 2020 and charged with four counts of injuring a spouse or cohabitant, two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, one count of dissuading a witness and one misdemeanor battery count. — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 The high risk of – and challenges of addressing – oil spills and other safety incidents in the hostile Arctic climate are another dissuading factor, as are environmental costs of operating there. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026 Other chat logs included in the lawsuit also show ChatGPT dissuading Winters from seeking hospital care and downplaying Winters’ wife’s concerns about her husband’s health. — Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 22 July 2026 Leaders using this phrase create an unsafe psychological environment, dissuading any dissent or improvement curiosity. — Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Pablo Andres Aguilera Mora, 46, is being held in the Santa Clara County Main Jail for criminal charges including murder, assault with a deadly weapon, dissuading a witness and contempt of court, according to court records. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 17 June 2026 Several recent papers suggest that the rent-control scheme might even be making the housing shortage worse in some places by causing landlords to take units off the rental market and dissuading developers from building. — Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026

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Noun

Stephanie Campbell is a lawyer and strategist based in Melbourne, Australia, who writes on geopolitics, deterrence and alliance strategy.

— Stephanie Campbell, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2026
Open communication strengthens deterrence, prevents adversary miscalculation, and normalizes space operations alongside the other services.

— Steven Beynon, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of deterrence

Verb

Chan was undeterred by YouTube policies discouraging people from spamming the platform with quick-turn content.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Much like the journalism injury, which is suffering from Google discouraging users from clicking on links with its AI Overview feature, advertisers are struggling to control the shopping experience and how products are being featured inside AI Mode.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of discouraging

Noun

In a paper in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, members of the WTA’s performance and health staff stressed the importance of providing support, rather than discouragement, to athletes seeking to preserve their fertility.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026
Despite the feeling of discouragement that can come with the rejections and even ghostings applicants face, these internships — though sometimes few and far between — still exist.

— Cami Fateh, Vogue, 15 July 2026

Definition of discouragement

Verb

Even so, that is not deterring him from making the case that United should be allowed to get much, much larger.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026
The mayor's office said the checkpoints appeared to be successful in deterring some criminal activity, like preventing underage patrons from accessing bars.

— Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of deterring

Noun

When plugged into a high-output DC fast charger, the car’s 400-V architecture peaks at a 183-kW charging rate, jumping from 10% to 80% capacity in 29 minutes.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026
Truck manufacturers can achieve up to 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) of range on a single charge, backed by megawatt-level fast charging that replenishes 80% capacity in 25 minutes.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of charging

Noun

After a bidding war, A24 UK landed the screen options and plans to turn the book into a miniseries with Silver serving as an executive producer.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
The innuendo only encouraged the bidding — and the riding jokes — with two guests ultimately taking the experience at $120,000 each.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of bidding

Noun

And while suppression and the idea of living with fire appear to oppose each other, the same detection and real-time decision tools that let crews hit a fire hard and fast are exactly the tools needed to allow a fire to burn under safe conditions.

— Matt Thompson, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
Babcock has a strong history of sending goal-suppression lines over the boards.

— Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

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