Synonyms for Deterrence:

• n.

  •
  • allow,
  • dump,
  • prevention,
  • amnesty.
  •
  • cloud,
  • evil,
  • goad,
  • deterrent.
  •act (noun)
  • deterrence.
  •defense (noun)
  • munitions,
  • redoubt,
  • redoubts,
  • stronghold,
  • bastille,
  • weaponry,
  • resistance,
  • weaponries,
  • bastilles.
  •determent (noun)
  • disincentive,
  • Disincentives,
  • dissuasions,
  • dissuasion.
  •deterrence (noun)
  • intimidation.
  •obviation (noun)
  • inhibitor,
  • inhibitors,
  • deterence.
  •prevention (noun)
  • preemption.
  •restraint (noun)
  • pinion,
  • pinions,
  • straitjackets,
  • straitjacket.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • decommission,
  • disarm,
  • kiss of death,
  • limitation,
  • disarmament,
  • arms race,
  • bomb disposal,
  • test ban,
  • arms control,
  • nonproliferation,
  • peace dividend,
  • forestallment.
  •
  • crime,
  • unpleasantness,
  • hammer blow,
  • storm cloud,
  • misery,
  • restraint.
  •
  • tragedy,
  • outrage.
  •
  • snag.
  •
  • poison.
  •
  • stuff,
  • pit.
  •
  • negative.
  •
  • blow.
  •Other relevant words:
  • compromise,
  • inhibition,
  • admonition,
  • halt,
  • preparedness,
  • Arrestment,
  • obstruction,
  • internationalism,
  • stoppage,
  • detente,
  • stay,
  • coercion,
  • coexistence,
  • foreign affairs,
  • hindrance,
  • nationalism,
  • deprivation,
  • balance of power,
  • isolationism,
  • frailty,
  • open door,
  • caveat,
  • avoidance,
  • control,
  • remonstrance,
  • caution,
  • forestalling,
  • monition,
  • bullying,
  • menace,
  • imperialism,
  • arrest,
  • foreclosure,
  • act of deterring,
  • prohibition,
  • check,
  • discouragement,
  • militarism,
  • warning,
  • stop,
  • colonialism,
  • deter,
  • brinkmanship,
  • anticipation,
  • appeasement,
  • nonresistance,
  • diplomacy,
  • sphere of influence,
  • foreign policy,
  • interference,
  • containment.

Paraphrases for Deterrence:

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    discouragement.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    dissuasive, intimidation, prevention, repression, threat.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    deterrent, Deterring.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    dissuasion, deterrent, disincentive, crackdown, suppression.

Antonyms for Deterrence:

• n.

  • motive
    incentive.
  • Other antonyms:
    motivator, inducement.

Homophones for Deterrence:

• deer mouse, determining, dude ranch, droning, derange, dromaius, dormancy, dairying, drimys, draining, dermis, dearness, durance, dormouse, drawing, dreaminess, daydreaming, drink, dithering, doddering, dryness, dreaming, diadromous, drunk, DRMS, dermic, drainage, drench, darning, dreariness, daring, drumming, durango.

Hypernym for Deterrence:

• n.

  • act
    nuclear deterrence, discouragement.

Hyponym for Deterrence:

• n.

  • act
    hindrance, interference, Hinderance.
  • motive
    rational motive.