Deter and Face

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Deter

Deter verb - To steer (a person) from an activity or course of action.
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Face and deter are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Face" instead a verb "Deter".
Nearby Words: deterred, deterrence, determent, deterring

Face

Face verb - To stand or sit with the face or front toward.
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Deter and face are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deter" instead a verb "Face".
Nearby Words: faced, facing, facer, faceless

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people deter people face people
group deter group face group
opponent deter opponent face opponent
player deter player face player
Other words: times, enemies.

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / Raising Hope Call Back: After Virginia writes "DORK" across Jimmy's face to deter him from talking with Sabrina, she offers to use makeup to cover it up.
    Source: Series / Raising Hope
  • Tyler's mentor recommends keeping his face mask to deter super-strong heroines from trying to kiss him, and later Julie hugs Tyler so hard that she accidentally traps him in his metal pilot's seat.
    Source: Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex
  • Super-Persistent Predator Getting pulled into the ocean by an Elasmosaurus, having rocks flung into its face after an earthquake, and a flash flood do not deter him.
    Source: Super-Persistent Predator
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Face and Deter. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/deter/face
Deter & Face. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/deter/face>.
Face or Deter. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/deter/face.

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