Dissuade and Lead on

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

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Lead on is an antonym for dissuade.

Lead on verb - To lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage.

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Dissuade is an antonym for lead on in topics: allure, entice, attract, capture, lure.

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Lead on and Dissuade. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dissuade/lead_on

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