UNSELL Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

unsell

verb

Definition of unsell

as in to deter

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But the marchers would not be deterred, pushing toward the Gaza perimeter while dodging barriers set up by the Israeli miliitary and police.

— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
According to people familiar with the meeting, Gantz insisted that Israeli troops had to move into Gaza immediately, both to extinguish the Hamas threat and to deter other enemies.

— David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Definition of deter

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Adjust your watering schedule accordingly and if at all possible, just apply water to the base of the plant and avoid getting the foliage wet to discourage diseases.

— Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
Refreshing the water every day or two keeps it appealing for birds and helps discourage mosquitoes from breeding.

— Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 18 July 2026

Definition of discourage

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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
The threat of drone strikes has dissuaded many traders and fuel-tanker drivers from entering the city, though some still slip through at night on perilous journeys from the east.

— Mat Nashed, Christian Science Monitor, 21 July 2026

Definition of dissuade

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His talent was extreme, but his introverted personality seemed at times to inhibit him on the World Cup stage, where the burden of trying to deliver glory for his country — as Maradona did so memorably in 1986 — weighed so heavily on his shoulders.

— Oliver Kay, New York Times, 19 July 2026
In response, a coalition of nine environmental groups and two Native American tribes filed lawsuits saying that the move violates the ESA’s statutory language and inhibits its fundamental goals.

— Rebecca Schneid, Time, 19 July 2026

Definition of inhibit

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