Deter and Persuade

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Deter

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

Usage example: we tried to deter him from his crazy scheme, but to no avail

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Synonyms for Deter

Antonyms for Deter

Persuade is an antonym for deter in check topic.

Nearby Words: deterred, deterrence, determent, deterring

Persuade

Persuade verb - To cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest request.

Usage example: he persuaded his teachers to grant an extension

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Synonyms for Persuade

Antonyms for Persuade

Deter is an antonym for persuade in topics: talk into, convince to do.

Nearby Words: persuasion, persuasive, persuasively, persuadable, persuader

Similar words of deter

Similar words of persuade

Common collocations

guy	deter guy	persuade guy
people	deter people	persuade people
group	deter group	persuade group
someone	deter someone	persuade someone
Other words: anyone, friends, enemies, students.

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Antonyms for deter

Antonyms for persuade

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