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dissuade

[dih-sweyd] / dɪˈsweɪd /
VERB
talk out of
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deter discourage divert faze prevent thwart warn
STRONG
counsel deprecate derail disincline exhort expostulate hinder prick remonstrate
WEAK
advise against caution against chicken out cry out against disadvise lean on persuade not to put off throw a wet blanket on throw cold water on throw off turn off urge not to
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aid assist encourage help
WEAK
incite persuade talk into

Example Sentences

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Gholami said the shooting would not dissuade him from further activism, even if personal security was increasingly front-of-mind.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Terrified of what might happen if she was caught, Geumseong begged his mother to be careful and tried to dissuade her from her plan.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

A stable labor market, in turn, would almost certainly dissuade the Fed from cutting interest rates in March.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

“Also, it could dissuade home builders from adding new home supply to the market.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

They called around big Wall Street firms to see if anyone could dissuade them from buying credit default swaps on the double-A tranche of CDOs.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.