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dissuaded

VERB

talk out of

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deter discourage divert faze prevent thwart warn

STRONG

counsel deprecate derail disincline exhort expostulate hinder prick remonstrate

WEAK

advise against caution against chicken out cry out against disadvise lean on persuade not to put off throw a wet blanket on throw cold water on throw off turn off urge not to

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid assist encourage help

WEAK

incite persuade talk into

Example Sentences

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In recent years, companies have been dissuaded by the costs and complexity of being a public company subject to the SEC’s rules, Atkins said, including the requirement that companies report their earnings quarterly.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

While Walter Hunt’s daughter dissuaded her father from obtaining a sewing-machine patent, Elias Howe Jr.’s wife inspired her husband to get one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

He’s dissuaded every client who’s raised the idea, including a doctor and an educator.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

It would also be important to make sure the animals were not dissuaded from gardens, which have become an essential habitat as the countryside becomes less suitable.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

At one end of the public area was a large-scale model of the entire trail, which, had I seen it before I started, might well have dissuaded me from attempting such an ambitious undertaking.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson