Discourage and Pull

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Discourage

Discourage verb - To lessen the courage or confidence of.

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Synonyms for Discourage

Antonyms for Discourage

Pull is an antonym for discourage.

Nearby Words: discouragement, discouraging

Pull

Pull verb - To cause to follow by applying steady force on.

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Synonyms for Pull

Antonyms for Pull

Discourage is an antonym for pull in attract topic.

Nearby Words: pulled, pulling, puller

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Common collocations

people	discourage people	pull people
kind	discourage kind	pull kind
enemies	discourage enemies	pull enemies
heroes	discourage heroes	pull heroes

Both words in one sentence

It can also discourage your opponent from moving, lest you get the Tokens needed to pull something.

Source: Game Breaker / My Little Pony Collectible Card Game

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Antonyms for discourage

Antonyms for pull

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