dissuade

[dih-sweyd] / dɪˈsweɪd /

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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Gholami said the shooting would not dissuade him from further activism, even if personal security was increasingly front-of-mind.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Evans knows his documentary won’t dissuade the true believers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

A stable labor market, in turn, would almost certainly dissuade the Fed from cutting interest rates in March.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

Promised reviews of intelligence agencies and law enforcement similarly did nothing to dissuade those calling for the inquiry.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

They called around big Wall Street firms to see if anyone could dissuade them from buying credit default swaps on the double-A tranche of CDOs.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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