What are the opposite words for incentive?
Antonyms for the word "incentive" include "deterrent," "disincentive," "discouragement," "obstacle," and "disincentivization." These words describe things that prevent or discourage someone from taking action, rather than encouraging or motivating them. While incentives are positive factors that drive people to achieve goals, antonyms of incentives are negative factors that hinder progress or lead to failure. For example, a high tax rate could be a disincentive for businesses to invest in a particular country, while lack of funding could be a discouragement for students to pursue higher education. Understanding the antonyms of incentives can help individuals and businesses identify potential obstacles that may be hindering their progress.
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- motive
- discouragement
- brake
- despondency
- deterrent
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disinclination
- hesitance,
- resistance,
- Loathness,
- dis favor,
- dis favors,
- dis inclination,
- dis inclinations,
- dis liking,
- dis likings,
- dis pleasure,
- dis pleasures,
- dis relish,
- dis relishes,
- dis taste,
- dis tastes,
- dis-favor,
- dis-favors,
- dis-inclination,
- dis-inclinations,
- dis-liking,
- dis-likings,
- dis-pleasure,
- dis-pleasures,
- dis-relish,
- dis-relishes,
- dis-taste,
- dis-tastes,
- dislikings,
- hesitances,
- in disposition,
- in dispositions,
- in-disposition,
- in-dispositions,
- lack desire,
- lack enthusiasm,
- lack of desire,
- lack of enthusiasm,
- loathnesses.
- filibuster
- stopping device; check
-
dissatisfaction
- fretfulness,
- lamentation,
- querulousness,
- de solation,
- de solations,
- de-solation,
- de-solations,
- dis approval,
- dis approvals,
- dis comfort,
- dis comforts,
- dis quiet,
- dis quiets,
- dis satisfaction,
- dis satisfactions,
- dis tress,
- dis tresses,
- dis-approval,
- dis-approvals,
- dis-comfort,
- dis-comforts,
- dis-quiet,
- dis-quiets,
- dis-satisfaction,
- dis-satisfactions,
- dis-tress,
- dis-tresses,
- fretfulnesses,
- malcontentment,
- malcontentments,
- malcontents,
- querulousnesses,
- un easiness,
- un-easiness,
- un-easinesses.
- impediment, restraint
- unwillingness to do or believe something
- discontent, unhappiness
- obstruction of progress, especially in verbal argument
- lure, inducement
- Other relevant words
Antonym of the day
yesperson
- Antonyms:
- adversary, antagonist, boss.
