Circumvent and Discourage

Circumvent

Circumvent verb - To avoid having to comply with (something) especially through cleverness.

Discourage and circumvent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Discourage" instead a verb "Circumvent".

Nearby Words: circumvention, circumventing

Discourage

Discourage verb - To lessen the courage or confidence of.

Circumvent and discourage are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Circumvent" instead a verb "Discourage".

Nearby Words: discouragement, discouraging

Common collocations

people circumvent people discourage people
attacks circumvent attacks discourage attacks
opponents circumvent opponents discourage opponents
enemies circumvent enemies discourage enemies
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