Definition for Deter:

• To hinder by fear; to discourage by considerations of danger, difficulty, or great inconvenience.

Synonyms for Deter:

• n.

  •
  • give,
  • influence,
  • decide,
  • stir,
  • skew,
  • color,
  • grip.
  •
  • talk out of,
  • persuasion.
  •deter (noun)
  • frighten,
  • turn off,
  • stop,
  • talk out of,
  • disincline,
  • scare off,
  • caution,
  • restrain,
  • warn,
  • dissuade,
  • prohibit,
  • hinder,
  • inhibit,
  • prevent,
  • intimidate,
  • check,
  • discourage,
  • daunt.

• v.

  •check, inhibit from action (verb)
  • frighten,
  • warn,
  • Forfend,
  • daunt,
  • obviate,
  • hinder,
  • stop,
  • impede,
  • turn off,
  • cool,
  • preclude,
  • prohibit,
  • dampen,
  • damp,
  • talk out of,
  • scare,
  • Disadvise,
  • stave off,
  • shut out,
  • dissuade,
  • act like a wet blanket,
  • intimidate,
  • rule out,
  • restrain,
  • caution,
  • avert,
  • forestall,
  • obstruct,
  • throw cold water on,
  • chill,
  • discourage,
  • put a damper on,
  • debar,
  • divert,
  • prevent,
  • block.
  •communication (verb)
  • discourage.
  •de-motivate (verb)
  • throttle,
  • stifle,
  • de-motivate.
  •deject (verb)
  • dismay,
  • deject.
  •dissuade (verb)
  • check,
  • inhibit,
  • disincline,
  • derail,
  • divert,
  • discourage,
  • admonish,
  • prevent,
  • dissuade,
  • dishearten,
  • daunt,
  • restrain,
  • dampen,
  • depress,
  • bar,
  • avert,
  • ban,
  • deflect,
  • chill,
  • intimidate.
  •hinder (verb)
  • jam,
  • brake,
  • catch,
  • constrain,
  • frustrate,
  • encumber,
  • congest,
  • entrap,
  • crimp,
  • cripple,
  • clog,
  • drag,
  • mire,
  • hinder,
  • curb,
  • obstruct,
  • entangle,
  • fetter,
  • foul,
  • impede,
  • detain,
  • hamstring,
  • baffle,
  • handicap,
  • cramp,
  • plug,
  • thwart,
  • burden,
  • interrupt,
  • snarl,
  • impair,
  • delay,
  • tangle,
  • bottleneck,
  • resist,
  • dam,
  • constipate,
  • complicate,
  • restrict,
  • counter,
  • stay,
  • stop,
  • block,
  • choke,
  • bung,
  • hamper,
  • snag,
  • paralyze,
  • oppose.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • frighten.
  •dissuade
  • throw cold water on,
  • Disadvise,
  • advise against.
  •frighten
  • scarify,
  • scare off.
  •make unnecessary
  • obviate.
  •obviate
  • Forfend.
  •Other relevant words:
  • frighten away,
  • disapprove,
  • limitation,
  • scarify,
  • arrest,
  • talk out of,
  • rein,
  • beat back,
  • forestall,
  • wean,
  • bully,
  • fend off,
  • difficult,
  • deviation,
  • circumscription,
  • ward off,
  • keep,
  • influence,
  • closure,
  • threaten,
  • caution,
  • turn off,
  • Irksome,
  • blunt,
  • overcome,
  • Detainment,
  • disinterest,
  • give,
  • obstruction,
  • warn,
  • stave off,
  • frustrating,
  • faze,
  • hold back,
  • aggravating,
  • shake,
  • quench,
  • dispirit,
  • distract,
  • keep off,
  • shut out,
  • tedious,
  • prevention,
  • scare,
  • debar,
  • abash,
  • defer,
  • disallow,
  • encumbrance,
  • suppress,
  • forbid,
  • quell,
  • trammel,
  • hold up,
  • preclude,
  • grip,
  • leave off,
  • disconcerting,
  • obviate,
  • ward,
  • color,
  • barrier,
  • damp,
  • balk,
  • rule out,
  • discouragement,
  • push up,
  • repel,
  • scare off,
  • inhibition,
  • Estop,
  • contain,
  • discontinue,
  • retard,
  • push off,
  • cow,
  • annoying,
  • difficulty,
  • advise,
  • interruption,
  • bridle,
  • turn aside,
  • hold in,
  • restraint,
  • face down,
  • stagger,
  • turn from,
  • standstill,
  • hitch,
  • Arrestment,
  • exclude,
  • PUT IN FEAR,
  • keep from,
  • retardation,
  • foil,
  • quiet,
  • damper,
  • restriction,
  • confine,
  • irritating,
  • stir,
  • frighten off,
  • Disadvise,
  • save,
  • shackle,
  • control,
  • defend,
  • infuriating,
  • repress,
  • confinement,
  • set back,
  • bothersome,
  • deterrence,
  • stoppage,
  • indispose,
  • retain,
  • hobble,
  • help,
  • subdue,
  • agree,
  • prohibit,
  • slow,
  • turn away,
  • put a damper on,
  • hold off,
  • Forfend,
  • prorogue,
  • monish,
  • drawback,
  • halt,
  • awe,
  • cool,
  • advise against,
  • decide,
  • persuasion,
  • move over,
  • Discomfiting,
  • disaffect,
  • maddening,
  • detention,
  • foreclose,
  • anticipate,
  • determent,
  • skew,
  • impediment,
  • defer to,
  • interdict,
  • fend,
  • keep back,
  • defensive,
  • hindrance,
  • limit,
  • quash,
  • terrorize,
  • frighten,
  • browbeat,
  • squelch,
  • postpone,
  • overawe,
  • throw cold water on,
  • deprecate,
  • act like a wet blanket,
  • preserve,
  • repression.

Antonyms for Deter:

• n.

  • deter
    encourage.

• Other antonyms:

  • n. t.
    absorb, advance, calm, comfort, egg, egg on, facilitate, forward, hearten, heat, help, impel, inspirit, prompt, push, stimulate, put on to.

• v.

  • check, inhibit from action
    support, urge, help, instigate, turn on, comfort, push, heat, permit, encourage, assist, incite, inspirit, put on to, stimulate, warm, persuade, calm, allow, advance, let go, facilitate, forward, hearten, promote, aid.
  • Other antonyms:
    goad, sway, prompt, impel, egg.