Deter and Pull

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Deter

Deter verb - To steer (a person) from an activity or course of action.
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Antonyms for Deter
Pull is an antonym for deter.
Nearby Words: deterred, deterrence, determent, deterring

Pull

Pull verb - To cause to follow by applying steady force on.
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Synonyms for Pull
Antonyms for Pull
Deter is an antonym for pull in topics: attract, drawing something with force.
Nearby Words: pulled, pulling, puller
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Common collocations

people deter people pull people
times deter times pull times
enemies deter enemies pull enemies

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Dishonored Since Trimble runs the gang by pretending his orders are from his patient, he also keeps the Geezer locked away from the gang, and connected to lethal gas emitters to deter the merciful — as such, the Geezer begs Daud to learn the poison gas antidote so he can pull the plug and let him die.
    Source: Video Game / Dishonored
  • Series / Running Man The blue team, however, soon makes a change of plans and intend to get off an earlier stop, and to deter the red team from following their lead, they pull this trope; namely, they feign getting back onto the train, making it look as if they were trying to fool the red team into following them off.
    Source: Series / Running Man
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Antonyms for pull

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