Discourage
Discourage verb - To lessen the courage or confidence of.
Keep away and discourage are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Keep away" instead a verb "Discourage".
Nearby Words: discouragement, discouraging
Keep away
Keep away verb - Prevent from coming close.
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Synonyms for Keep away
Discourage and keep away are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Discourage" instead a verb "Keep away".
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Related pairs
- check and discourage
- check and keep away
- oppose and discourage
- oppose and keep away
- hold back and discourage
- hold back and keep away
- impede and discourage
- impede and keep away
- inhibit and discourage
- inhibit and keep away
- hinder and discourage
- hinder and keep away
- deter and discourage
- deter and keep away
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