Words and phrases that have a meaning related to discourage: (145 results)
Antonyms:
encourage
Often used in the same context:
deter, dissuade, prevent, prohibit, encourage, preclude, forbid, hinder, restrict, curtail, avoid, frighten, penalize, impede, stifle, inhibit, undermine, curb, forestall, backfire, thwart, intimidate, frown upon, distract, refrain, spur, entice, criminalize, stymie, squelch, endanger, disallow, insulate, punish, attract, lessen, circumvent, counteract, stop, restrain, incentivize, dampen, exacerbate, irk, detract, hamper, aggravate, legitimize, jeopardize, stem, alienate, harm, involve, eliminate, barred, provoke, justify, tempt, oppose, protect, undercut, frustrate, condone, reduce, tamp down, minimize, diminish, coerce, resist, disqualify, legitimatize, scaring, confuse, desist, goad, lure, deprive, tolerate, incite, quash, banning, obstruct, exclude, depress, induce, warn, constrain, imperil, averse, preempt, instigate, rile, erode, obviate, cripple, bother, perpetuate, eschew, stigmatize, violate, facilitate, engender, redirect, discouraged, plant, wasteful, adolescent, assist, encouraging, helps, initiate, motivated, unrestricted, anorectic, consumptive, coordinated, encouraged, excessive, impaired
More specific:
cast down, deject, demoralize, dishearten, dismay, dispirit, get down, put off, spoil
Appears in the definition of:
browbeat, bully, chill, damp, overcritical, porcupine provision, prohibitive, prohibitory, shark repellent, stock buyback, swagger
More general:
advise, counsel, disapprove, reject
Synonyms:
Also try:admonish
— Nouns for discourage: litigation, smoking, patient, use, consumption, intake, vice, clients, activities, competition, breast, more...
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