Dissuade and Push

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

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Push is an antonym for dissuade.

Push verb - To apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one.

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Dissuade is an antonym for push in topics: urge, thrust, advertise, incite.

Nearby Words: pushed, pushy, pushover, pushing, pusher

friend	dissuade friend	push friend
hero	dissuade hero	push hero
man	dissuade man	push man
guy	dissuade guy	push guy
Other words: people, characters, opponent, enemy, son, kids, players, enemies.

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