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

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Yet such strong growth could also dissuade the Federal Reserve from cutting interest rates in 2026.

From MarketWatch

The ever-shifting landscape of golden visas isn’t dissuading people from securing one, however.

From Barron's

ChatGPT didn’t dissuade him from those ideas and, in fact, validated his beliefs.

From The Wall Street Journal

“When experience starts dissuading you from heading back out,” he writes, “it’s because you’ve grown old.”

From The Wall Street Journal

None of that could dissuade Chesney from becoming the first sitting head coach to abandon his job to join the Bruins since Pepper Rodgers made a similar move in 1971.

From Los Angeles Times

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