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

Antonyms for Deter:

• n.

  • deter
    encourage.

• 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.

Homophones for Deter:

• dire, dreary, deere, doorway, doddery, dodderer, dura, durer, dairy, duty tour, draw away, durio, deodar, draw, deer, dry, dodder, dietary, dower, datura, derriere, dourah, dare, drey, drew, dari, dear, death adder, doura, dour, dray, dyer, door, detour, drawer, darrow, dior, death row, dowery, dory, dryer, dowry, dewar, dearie, didder, Dr., Dieter, drear, drawee, dead air, dither, durra, deary, doer, diary, Diarrhea, drier, diarrhoea.

Hyponym for Deter:

• v.

  • communication
    reject, disapprove.