DISSUADING Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

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as in deterrence

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verb

present participle of dissuade

as in discouraging

to steer (a person) from an activity or course of action tried to dissuade her from her intention to drop out of college

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Noun

Five years later, the threat of a direct confrontation between the U.S. and Iran remains substantial as Tehran weighs its options to maintain deterrence in the midst of an ongoing conflict across the region.

Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
The first large-scale war game of such an incident, conducted by the CSIS and a war gaming lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, found that a U.S. buildup that goes past current modernization plans would not bolster nuclear deterrence in relation to Taiwan.

Brad Dress, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025

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