Deter and Impede

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Deter

Deter verb - To steer (a person) from an activity or course of action.

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Impede is a synonym for deter in action topic. In some cases you can use "Impede" instead a verb "Deter", when it comes to topics like check, hinder, prevent.

Nearby Words: deterred, deterrence, determent, deterring

Impede

Impede verb - To create difficulty for the work or activity of.

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Deter is a synonym for impede in action topic. You can use "Deter" instead a verb "Impede", if it concerns topics such as obstruct, hinder.

Nearby Words: impediment, impeding

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Common collocations

investigation	deter investigation	impede investigation
plans	deter plans	impede plans
player	deter player	impede player
efforts	deter efforts	impede efforts
Other words: players.

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