Definition for Dissuade:

• To advise against; to deter by advice or persuasion.

Synonyms for Dissuade:

• n.

  •
  • persuasion.

• v.

  •advise (verb)
  • giving a pointer,
  • gave a pointer,
  • pointing out,
  • puts bug ear,
  • pre pare,
  • co-unselling,
  • pre-pares,
  • put bug in ear,
  • pre-paring,
  • pre pares,
  • giving a tip,
  • gave a tip,
  • pointed out,
  • up-dates,
  • putting two cents,
  • up dating,
  • put bug ear,
  • pre pared,
  • re-commending,
  • pre-scribing,
  • pre-aching,
  • give a tip,
  • puts two cents,
  • pre scribing,
  • re-commend,
  • kibitzing,
  • putting bug in ear,
  • pre aching,
  • give pointer,
  • up-date,
  • give tip,
  • pre ached,
  • pre-scribe,
  • put two cents,
  • co unselling,
  • level with,
  • pre-pared,
  • gave tip,
  • putting bug ear,
  • re commending,
  • pre-pare,
  • re commend,
  • putting in two cents,
  • kibitz,
  • pre-scribes,
  • pre-scribed,
  • moves,
  • puts in two cents,
  • leveled with,
  • re commends,
  • puts bug in ear,
  • re-commended,
  • up-dated,
  • put in two cents,
  • levels with,
  • up dated,
  • give a pointer,
  • pre scribes,
  • update,
  • levelling with,
  • pre paring,
  • gives pointer,
  • re commended,
  • leveling with,
  • up-dating,
  • levelled with,
  • kibitzes,
  • pre scribe,
  • re-commends,
  • kibitzed,
  • up date,
  • up dates,
  • gives a tip,
  • giving pointer,
  • giving tip,
  • gives tip,
  • opine,
  • pre-ached,
  • gave pointer,
  • gives a pointer.
  •communication (verb)
  • dissuade.
  •de-motivate (verb)
  • frustrate,
  • hamper,
  • curb,
  • paralyze,
  • stifle,
  • impede,
  • de-motivate,
  • throttle,
  • hinder.
  •deject (verb)
  • deject,
  • dismay.
  •deter (verb)
  • dis advises,
  • acted like a wet blanket,
  • de-barring,
  • fore-stalling,
  • acts like wet blanket,
  • forfends,
  • dis courage,
  • dis courages,
  • puts a damper on,
  • dis-advise,
  • pre-vents,
  • talked out of,
  • fore stall,
  • act like wet blanket,
  • fore-stall,
  • dis-advising,
  • de-bars,
  • fore stalls,
  • de bar,
  • threw cold water on,
  • puts damper on,
  • re strain,
  • disadvises,
  • dis-courages,
  • forfending,
  • re-strained,
  • de-bar,
  • dis advising,
  • fore-stalled,
  • dis-advised,
  • re-strains,
  • disadvising,
  • dis advise,
  • putting a damper on,
  • re-straining,
  • re-strain,
  • dis advised,
  • re straining,
  • de barred,
  • de barring,
  • de-barred,
  • acting like a wet blanket,
  • pre-venting,
  • acting like wet blanket,
  • pre venting,
  • throwing cold water on,
  • re strains,
  • re strained,
  • dis-courage,
  • pre vent,
  • fore-stalls,
  • talks out of,
  • dis-advises,
  • pre-vent,
  • acted like wet blanket,
  • de bars,
  • fore stalled,
  • acts like a wet blanket,
  • fore stalling,
  • pre vents,
  • forfended,
  • pre-vented,
  • throws cold water on,
  • putting damper on,
  • disadvised.
  •dissuade (verb)
  • bar,
  • avert,
  • intimidate,
  • dampen,
  • depress,
  • daunt,
  • chill,
  • restrain,
  • ban,
  • derail,
  • check,
  • dishearten,
  • deflect,
  • disincline,
  • prevent,
  • admonish,
  • discourage,
  • inhibit.
  •divert (verb)
  • sends on wild goose chase,
  • de tract,
  • sent on a wildgoose chase,
  • de tach,
  • sent wild goose chase,
  • sends a wildgoose chase,
  • sent a wild-goose chase,
  • drew away,
  • circumlocuted,
  • send on wild goose chase,
  • dis-engage,
  • sending a wild goose chase,
  • de-tract,
  • sent a wildgoose chase,
  • sends wild goose chase,
  • sending on wild goose chase,
  • sends wild-goose chase,
  • attracting attention,
  • de taches,
  • bent the rules,
  • dis engages,
  • dis-engaged,
  • sending wild goose chase,
  • circumlocutes,
  • sending on wild-goose chase,
  • send on wildgoose chase,
  • sends a wild goose chase,
  • attracted attention,
  • dis-engages,
  • leads away,
  • gotten around,
  • sent on a wild-goose chase,
  • sending a wildgoose chase,
  • dis-tracts,
  • sending on a wildgoose chase,
  • sent wildgoose chase,
  • bended rules,
  • send a wild-goose chase,
  • de-tracts,
  • gat around,
  • send on wild-goose chase,
  • bending rules,
  • leading away,
  • dis-engaging,
  • bended the rules,
  • got around,
  • dis tracts,
  • send wild-goose chase,
  • bending the rules,
  • sending wildgoose chase,
  • bends the rules,
  • led away,
  • send on a wild goose chase,
  • sent on wild-goose chase,
  • circumlocuting,
  • send on a wildgoose chase,
  • drawing away,
  • sends a wild-goose chase,
  • sending on a wild-goose chase,
  • send a wildgoose chase,
  • sent wild-goose chase,
  • sends wildgoose chase,
  • bend rules,
  • dis engaged,
  • send wild goose chase,
  • catching flies,
  • send wildgoose chase,
  • caught flies,
  • dis-tract,
  • de-taches,
  • sent a wild goose chase,
  • sends on a wild goose chase,
  • sends on wild-goose chase,
  • sending on a wild goose chase,
  • draws away,
  • sending a wild-goose chase,
  • bent rules,
  • dis engaging,
  • dis tract,
  • de-tach,
  • sends on wildgoose chase,
  • sent on a wild goose chase,
  • sent on wildgoose chase,
  • sending on wildgoose chase,
  • de tracts,
  • bends rules,
  • send a wild goose chase,
  • leads astray,
  • catches flies,
  • sending wild-goose chase,
  • sends on a wild-goose chase,
  • attracts attention,
  • gets around,
  • dis engage,
  • sent on wild goose chase,
  • sends on a wildgoose chase.
  •expostulate (verb)
  • pro tested,
  • pro-tested,
  • pro testing,
  • ex-postulated,
  • ex-postulates,
  • ex-postulate,
  • ex postulated,
  • ex-postulating,
  • ex postulating,
  • pro-testing,
  • ex postulate,
  • ex postulates.
  •forewarn (verb)
  • pulls ones coat,
  • putting on guard,
  • premonishes,
  • tele-graphed,
  • tele graphing,
  • fore warning,
  • puts on guard,
  • pull ones coat,
  • fore warn,
  • put bug one ear,
  • pulled one's coat,
  • pulls one's coat,
  • puts guard,
  • tele graphed,
  • pulling one coat,
  • putting bug ones ear,
  • pulled coat,
  • putting a bug one's ear,
  • put a bug in ones ear,
  • pre monished,
  • putting bug in one ear,
  • pulled one coat,
  • puts a bug ones ear,
  • pull one coat,
  • put a bug one ear,
  • waving red flag,
  • puts bug in ones ear,
  • puts a bug in ones ear,
  • putting one wise,
  • pre monishing,
  • put wise,
  • put a bug in ear,
  • put a bug ear,
  • puts a bug in ear,
  • Premonishing,
  • puts a bug one ear,
  • put bug in one ear,
  • gives high sign,
  • gives the high sign,
  • puts wise,
  • puts bug in one ear,
  • puts bug ones ear,
  • puts a bug in one's ear,
  • put a bug in one ear,
  • fore-warn,
  • pre-monish,
  • put bug in one's ear,
  • wave red flag,
  • put a bug ones ear,
  • giving the high sign,
  • puts bug one's ear,
  • putting a bug ones ear,
  • giving high sign,
  • waves red flag,
  • fore-warns,
  • pre monish,
  • giving fair warning,
  • pulled ones coat,
  • putting bug in one's ear,
  • puts bug one ear,
  • pulling ones coat,
  • put a bug one's ear,
  • waves a red flag,
  • puts a bug ear,
  • pre-monishes,
  • pulls one coat,
  • putting bug in ones ear,
  • waved a red flag,
  • putting a bug in ear,
  • pull coat,
  • forbodes,
  • pulling coat,
  • pre-monishing,
  • waving a red flag,
  • pre-monished,
  • putting a bug in ones ear,
  • waved red flag,
  • puts one wise,
  • putting guard,
  • putting wise,
  • pulls coat,
  • gave fair warning,
  • putting a bug one ear,
  • Premonished,
  • putting bug one's ear,
  • put guard,
  • putting a bug in one's ear,
  • put bug in ones ear,
  • put bug one's ear,
  • pre monishes,
  • puts a bug in one ear,
  • putting a bug in one ear,
  • puts bug in one's ear,
  • fore warned,
  • puts a bug one's ear,
  • putting bug one ear,
  • gave the high sign,
  • put bug ones ear,
  • tele-graphing,
  • pulling one's coat,
  • putting a bug ear,
  • gives fair warning,
  • gave high sign,
  • forboded,
  • fore-warned,
  • fore-warning,
  • forboding,
  • fore warns.
  •reason (verb)
  • dis cuss,
  • showing error ways,
  • dis-cuss,
  • de bated,
  • de bating,
  • dis-cussed,
  • de-bates,
  • talked into,
  • dis cussed,
  • de-bating,
  • de-bated,
  • dis course,
  • dis courses,
  • talked in to,
  • shows error of ways,
  • showed error of ways,
  • dis-cussing,
  • talking in to,
  • dis-course,
  • dis-courses,
  • dis coursed,
  • dis cussing,
  • showing error of ways,
  • dis-cusses,
  • de-bate,
  • talks in to,
  • de bate,
  • talk in to,
  • prevail up on,
  • dis cusses,
  • showed error ways,
  • dis coursing,
  • show error ways,
  • dis-coursed,
  • talks into,
  • dis-coursing,
  • de bates,
  • shows error ways.
  •talk out of (verb)
  • faze,
  • chicken out,
  • cry out against,
  • throw a wet blanket on,
  • turn off,
  • persuade not to,
  • urge not to,
  • prick,
  • lean on,
  • thwart,
  • caution against,
  • throw off,
  • advise against,
  • counsel,
  • exhort,
  • deprecate.
  •warn (verb)
  • in forming,
  • pre-dict,
  • fore-armed,
  • fore arms,
  • pre dict,
  • in-forms,
  • re-proved,
  • re proved,
  • re-minded,
  • fore arming,
  • re-prove,
  • re prove,
  • re minding,
  • fore armed,
  • in-forming,
  • re-proving,
  • re minds,
  • fore-arms,
  • gives warning,
  • makes aware,
  • wising up,
  • re-minding,
  • clues in,
  • laid it out,
  • giving warning,
  • laying it out,
  • re-proves,
  • in forms,
  • making aware,
  • fore-arming,
  • wises up,
  • re-minds,
  • gave warning,
  • in form,
  • cluing in,
  • re proves,
  • lays it out.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • involve,
  • tempt,
  • draw in,
  • plead,
  • indispose,
  • trigger,
  • convince,
  • nail down,
  • lure,
  • frighten,
  • work on,
  • stir into,
  • rouse,
  • sell.
  •
  • mobilize,
  • lobby,
  • start.
  •
  • appeal,
  • campaign.
  •
  • commit.
  •
  • push.
  •
  • move.
  •
  • pitch.
  •
  • lead.
  •
  • get.
  •reason
  • win over,
  • show error of ways.
  •warn
  • wise up,
  • forearmed,
  • clue in,
  • clued in,
  • give warning,
  • made aware,
  • make aware,
  • lay it out,
  • forearming.

Paraphrases for Dissuade:

• Equivalence

  • Verb, base form
    discourage, deter.

• Independent

  • Verb, base form
    persuade, prevent, advise, stop, convince, restrain, hinder, avert, impede, obstruct, preclude, divert, distract, commend.

Antonyms for Dissuade:

• v.

  • communication
    persuade.
  • talk out of
    assist, talk into, encourage, aid, incite, help.
  • Other antonyms:
    impel, prompt, urge, goad, egg.

Dissuade Sentence Examples:

• Warren had endeavored to dissuade her as tactfully as possible but finding that tact made small impression on Sarah, had been obliged to come out with a flat refusal.

• Sir Thomas had done all he could to dissuade the young man from a marriage which, in his eyes, was disgraceful; but he could not bring himself to look with favour on affections transferred so quickly from the breeches - maker's daughter to his own.

Homophones for Dissuade:

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Hypernym for Dissuade:

• v.

  • communication
    talk out of.

Hyponym for Dissuade:

• v.

  • communication
    counsel, advise, Rede.