Synonyms for discourage
dɪˈskɜr ɪdʒ, -ˈskʌr-dis·cour·age

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1. discourageverb

   Antonyms:
   encourage

2. discourageverb

   Antonyms:
   encourage

3. discourageverb

   Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can (Abraham Lincoln )

   Antonyms:
   encourage

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1. discourage

   Synonyms:
   baffle, confound, counteract, denounce, deter, disapprove, disconcert, dissuade, expose, frustrate, hinder, impede, obstruct

   Antonyms:
   abet, advocate, aid, assist, countenance, embolden, encourage, incite, instigate, promote, sanction, support, uphold

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1. deter, discourageverb

   try to prevent; show opposition to

   "We should discourage this practice among our youth"

   Synonyms:
   monish, admonish, warn, deter, dissuade

   Antonyms:
   encourage

2. discourageverb

   deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged

   Synonyms:
   monish, warn, deter, admonish

   Antonyms:
   encourage

3. warn, discourage, admonish, monishverb

   admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior

   "I warned him not to go too far"; "I warn you against false assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet"

   Synonyms:
   reprove, monish, admonish, warn, deter, caution

   Antonyms:
   encourage

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1. discourageverb

   Synonyms:
   dishearten, dispirit, depress, deject

2. discourageverb

   Synonyms:
   dissuade, deter, keep back

3. discourageverb

   Synonyms:
   disfavor, discountenance, throw cold water upon, put a damper on

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1. discourageverb

   Synonyms:
   dishearten, dispirit, depress, deter, dampen, unnerve, oppose, dissuade

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1. List of paraphrases for "discourage":

   deter, dissuade, deterring, dampen, prevent, demotivate

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1. Eric Garcetti:

   We can not let a set of difficult numbers discourage us or weaken our resolve.

2. Carol Mann:

   My view is that this is being done to discourage minorities from voting, these streets and these apartment complexes, and I can tell you having gone through all of them and knocking on doors in this area, are vastly majority African American.

3. Special Counsel Carolyn Lerner:

   The failure to take appropriate discipline, when presented with clear evidence of misconduct, can undermine accountability, impede progress, and discourage whistleblowers from coming forward.

4. Ahmet Davutoglu:

   The aim here is to discourage irregular migration and ... to recognize those Syrians in our camps who the EU will accept - though we will not force anyone to go against their will - on legal routes.

5. Hillary Clinton:

   They saw two little notes with a ‘ C ’ on it -- this is the biggest load of bull I ever heard -- that were about telephone calls that she needed to make and the State Department typically puts a little ‘ C ’ on it to discourage people from discussing it in public in the event the secretary of state, whoever it is, does n’t make a phone call.