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deterrent
noun
(de-ter-rent)
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
Synonyms:
balk
,
baulk
,
check
,
handicap
,
hinderance
,
hindrance
,
impediment
,
deterrent
adjective
(de-ter-rent)
tending to deter
Examples:
The deterrent effects of high prices.
Words Related to
deterrent
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preventative
,
impediment
,
preventive
,
hindrance
,
handicap
,
deterrence
,
deterring
,
deter
,
disincentive
,
dissuasive
,
dissuasion
,
punitive
,
threat
,
discouraging
,
curb
,
prohibitive
,
effective
,
intimidating
,
antitheft
,
restraining
,
barrier
,
obstacle
,
unattractive
,
containment
,
intimidation
,
discouragement
,
crackdown
,
chilling
,
bogeyman
,
scare
,
inhibitory
,
hurdle
,
exemplary
,
brake
,
frustrating
,
paddle
,
dismissal
,
push
,
pull
,
off-putting
,
pre-emptive
,
countermeasure
,
nuclear deterrence
,
punishment
,
provocation
,
determent
,
victimless
,
nuisance
,
enticement
,
sanction
,
harm
,
safeguard
,
menace
,
enforcement
,
prevention
,
inducement
,
aggression
,
attractant
,
perpetrator
,
interdiction
,
protection
,
bulwark
,
dehortatory
,
counterforce
,
victimless crime
,
justification
,
counterbalance
,
motivator
,
counterweight
,
violators
,
lawbreakers
,
zero tolerance
,
sentencer
,
shield
,
vigilance
,
weapon
,
offenders
,
fines
,
incentive
,
criminals
,
predictor
,
panacea
,
consequences
,
morale booster
,
shaming
,
policing
,
force
,
boon
,
prelude
,
reminder
,
tool
,
patrols
,
warning
,
ballistic fingerprinting
,
stepping stone
,
aggressors
,
aggressing
,
buffer
,
scourge
,
windbreak
,
deterrent
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