Definition for Deterrent:

• tending to deter; " the deterrent effects of high prices"

Synonyms for Deterrent:

• adj.

  •preventive (adjective)
  • preclusive.
  •stopping (adjective)
  • Deterring.

• n.

  •
  • cautionary,
  • warning,
  • portentous,
  • advisory,
  • consultative,
  • Consulting,
  • expert.
  •
  • armory,
  • ammo,
  • artillery,
  • ammunition,
  • armed,
  • arms,
  • armaments,
  • assault,
  • preclusive,
  • allow,
  • armoury,
  • arsenal.
  •
  • cloud,
  • evil,
  • disincentive,
  • blow,
  • crime,
  • goad,
  • deterrence.
  •cognition (noun)
  • baulk,
  • impediment,
  • hindrance,
  • balk,
  • check,
  • Hinderance,
  • handicap.
  •deterrent (noun)
  • check,
  • impediment,
  • preventive,
  • baulk,
  • balk,
  • preventative,
  • handicap,
  • hindrance.
  •hindrance (noun)
  • entanglement,
  • blockage,
  • constraint,
  • clog,
  • restriction,
  • damper,
  • delay,
  • handicap,
  • opposition,
  • burden,
  • snag,
  • impediment,
  • disadvantage,
  • jam,
  • stoppage,
  • hurdle,
  • impasse,
  • hindrance,
  • plug,
  • frustration,
  • drawback,
  • obstacle,
  • congestion,
  • blockade,
  • dam,
  • stay,
  • inhibition,
  • restraint,
  • tangle,
  • impedance,
  • barrier,
  • resistance,
  • constipation,
  • catch,
  • snarl,
  • choke,
  • block,
  • bafflement,
  • drag,
  • crimp,
  • entrapment,
  • mire,
  • obstruction,
  • encumbrance,
  • bottleneck,
  • stop,
  • interruption,
  • bung,
  • complication,
  • brake.
  •impediment, restraint (noun)
  • discouragement,
  • disincentive,
  • shackle,
  • defense,
  • hindrance,
  • obstacle,
  • check,
  • determent,
  • rein,
  • bridle,
  • leash,
  • preventive,
  • preventative,
  • curb.
  •lesson (noun)
  • lesson.
  •restraint (noun)
  • discouragement.

• v.

  •stopping (verb)
  • Deterring.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • disincentive,
  • advisory,
  • Consulting,
  • cautionary,
  • portentous,
  • impeding,
  • warning,
  • preclusive,
  • consultative.
  •
  • crime,
  • unpleasantness,
  • discouragement,
  • deterrence,
  • expert.
  •
  • outrage.
  •
  • evil.
  •
  • cloud.
  •
  • stuff.
  •
  • negative.
  •
  • blow.
  •Other relevant words:
  • disconcerting,
  • confine,
  • portentous,
  • allow,
  • difficulty,
  • armoury,
  • fearful,
  • Consulting,
  • deterrence,
  • impedimenta,
  • determent,
  • blow,
  • rub,
  • albatross,
  • paragon,
  • forbidding,
  • assay,
  • prevention,
  • ammo,
  • hold,
  • chain,
  • alarming,
  • monitory,
  • consultative,
  • forestalling,
  • exclude,
  • debar,
  • fetter,
  • shackles,
  • curb,
  • Dissuading,
  • admonition,
  • embarrassment,
  • discouraging,
  • repress,
  • Overawing,
  • substantiation,
  • Deterring,
  • contain,
  • limit,
  • barricade,
  • Scaring,
  • curtain,
  • prohibitive,
  • withhold,
  • preventative,
  • arrest,
  • armed,
  • disablement,
  • defensive,
  • govern,
  • exemplary,
  • discouragement,
  • stave off,
  • intimidating,
  • hang-up,
  • assault,
  • obstruct,
  • moral,
  • restrain,
  • instructive,
  • admonitory,
  • avert,
  • message,
  • chip,
  • cautionary,
  • cramp,
  • precept,
  • rafter,
  • embargo,
  • disheartening,
  • forbid,
  • Hinderance,
  • admonishing,
  • bind,
  • evil,
  • startling,
  • foreclose,
  • dissuasion,
  • repressive,
  • joker,
  • chill,
  • deter,
  • disincentive,
  • guard against,
  • advisory,
  • stricture,
  • impede,
  • interference,
  • hinder,
  • objection,
  • balk,
  • enjoin,
  • shackle,
  • Cautioning,
  • disallow,
  • outrage,
  • obstructer,
  • model,
  • forestall,
  • defense,
  • bound,
  • Disinclining,
  • arsenal,
  • arms,
  • rein,
  • lesson,
  • negative,
  • daunting,
  • detain,
  • leash,
  • armory,
  • preclusive,
  • unpleasantness,
  • verification,
  • preventive,
  • clamp down,
  • expert,
  • check,
  • exemplar,
  • confirmation,
  • prevent,
  • stumbling block,
  • armaments,
  • inhibit,
  • let,
  • fearsome,
  • hindering,
  • interdiction,
  • take precautions,
  • hazard,
  • Holdback,
  • cordon,
  • ammunition,
  • cheque,
  • protective,
  • checkout,
  • frightening,
  • tab,
  • tick,
  • incumbrance,
  • frightful,
  • keep from,
  • cold water,
  • cloud,
  • dismaying,
  • manacle,
  • trammel,
  • crime,
  • restrict,
  • bar,
  • damage,
  • road block,
  • stuff,
  • precautionary,
  • wet blanket,
  • halt,
  • hitch,
  • reproving,
  • bridle,
  • prophylactic,
  • disability,
  • impeding,
  • Monitorial,
  • preclude,
  • artillery,
  • example,
  • baulk,
  • obstructor,
  • maxim,
  • goad,
  • ban,
  • Notifying,
  • impairment,
  • dissuasive,
  • chit,
  • damp,
  • obstructive,
  • warning,
  • guide,
  • disquieting,
  • scary,
  • chilling,
  • prohibit,
  • trammels,
  • Expostulatory,
  • awing.

Antonyms for Deterrent:

• n.

  • impediment, restraint
    assistance, incentive, encouragement, catalyst, help.
  • Other antonyms:
    help, boost, advantage, edge, stimulus, impetus, handmaiden, benefit, goad, assistance, break, catalyst, permissive, aid, incentive, stimulant, spur.