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deterrent
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Noun
A thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something
An official or legal ban, restriction or prohibition
Someone or something serving as a warning to others
A means or method of defending (against attack)
Adjective
Tending to deter
Able or intended to deter
Done or taken as a precautionary measure
Of or pertaining to an admonition
Stopping
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Noun
▲
A thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something
impediment
obstacle
discouragement
hindrance
check
curb
disincentive
restraint
obstruction
block
inhibition
baulk
UK
balk
US
bar
brake
chain
clog
cramp
crimp
damper
dissuasion
drag
embarrassment
encumbrance
fetter
handicap
holdback
hurdle
interference
let
manacle
shackles
stop
trammel
barrier
determent
bridle
constraint
defence
UK
defense
US
leash
limit
limitation
preventative
preventive
rein
shackle
stumbling block
defensive measures
restriction
snag
drawback
hitch
difficulty
catch
setback
hazard
disadvantage
complication
control
cumber
fly in the ointment
spanner in the works
monkey wrench in the works
burden
stricture
hiccup
problem
impedance
stoppage
circumscription
hampering
blockage
prevention
delay
facer
hamper
ball and chain
safeguard
road block
millstone
caution
straitjacket
inconvenience
detriment
retardation
holdup
condition
barricade
wall
catch-22
deterrence
monkey wrench
opposition
protection
weakness
defect
security
issue
prohibition
confinement
albatross
blocking
baggage
arrest
cumbrance
rub
blockade
precaution
sticking point
preventive measure
flaw
fault
suppression
curtailment
shortcoming
trouble
warning
palladium
hold
bottleneck
load
checking
lock
inhibitor
glitch
rebuff
pitfall
embargo
interruption
clampdown
gridlock
dead weight
joker
excess baggage
retardment
uphill
hangup
retardant
nuisance
harness
remedy
hang-up
restrainer
jam-up
millstone around your neck
blank wall
fail-safe
precautionary measure
stone in one's path
protective measure
intimidation
bond
headache
congestion
hobble
barring
choking
deterring factor
yoke
slowing
handicapping
occlusion
put down
damp
constrainment
constriction
hold-up
chains
psychological baggage
small difficulty
hardship
stint
millstone round someone's neck
fetters
bonds
stumbling stone
bump
buttress
remonstrance
expostulation
persuasion
railing
traverse
fence
circumvention
roadblock
pale
break
reverse
reversal
blow
trammels
suppressant
crackdown
cinchers
anchor
binders
ceiling
ban
downside
sabotage
intervention
failing
bridling
curbing
repression
retarding device
mountain to climb
imperfection
booby trap
whammy
deficiency
frustration
shackling
baulking
UK
cramping
fettering
holding back
stifling
smothering
disbenefit
saddle
debt
duty
guilt
cross
minus
foot dragging
weight
order
reduction
deal-breaker
stopping
halting
thwarting
quashing
foiling
liability
wet blanket
interdict
thorn in one's side
monkey on back
lack
negative
debit
strike
incommodity
balking
US
sublimation
disability
ill
provision
evil
weak point
insurance
weak spot
putting an end to
putting an stop to
nipping in the bud
backstop
shield
care
safety measure
impairment
protective
preventative measure
belt and braces
disablement
disorder
neutralizer
red tape
anticipatory measure
hassle
worry
dilemma
predicament
upset
bother
misfortune
vexation
pickle
aggravation
annoyance
trial
cross to bear
adversity
quandary
pain
exasperation
botheration
gotcha
bugbear
plight
scrape
gimmick
disruption
preclusion
interception
fuss
mishap
obligation
snafu
mess
obviation
bind
land mine
strain
stress
forestalling
grievance
unwieldiness
troublesomeness
disturbance
awkwardness
untimeliness
unsuitableness
uneasiness
unfitness
stew
discomfort
cumbersomeness
avoidance
impasse
bug
negative aspect
perplexity
dispute
downfall
pest
worriment
can of worms
disputed point
halt
incommodiousness
bothersomeness
unhandiness
point at issue
puzzler
distress
deadweight
irritant
knot
disappointment
peeve
forestallment
tribulation
knock
irk
tight spot
defeat
ruffle
thorn
concern
affliction
aggro
deterence
anxiety
bummer
con
nark
bore
puzzle
body blow
task
hair shirt
pain in the bum
one in the eye
pain in the rear
piece of bad luck
bit of trouble
reversal of fortune
pain in the backside
source of irritation
source of annoyance
pain in the neck
kick in the teeth
fair cow
knock-back
bone of contention
misery
woe
commitment
consequence
demerit
deadlock
albatross around one's neck
complaint
weary load
preemption
tangle
bad
proscription
pinch
prob
penalty
tie
wait
chill
demand
flip side
privation
other side of the coin
depressant
cloud
moratorium
veto
boycott
drain
pressure
afterdeal
spot
jinx
jam
case
detention
detainment
interdiction
gloom
pall
bane
quagmire
imposition
tax
challenge
unseen problem
clot
Achilles heel
the rub
depression
holding pattern
trap
rahui
bad news
disaster area
matter
to-do
trick
millstone round one's neck
snare
question
conundrum
ploy
dodge
wile
cold water
habit
count
squeeze
doubt
crunch
disagreement
stopping up
mix-up
hot potato
thorn in the flesh
vexed question
question mark
gremlin
source of difficulty
hornets' nest
source of trouble
muddle
difficult situation
lapse
onus
hot water
regression
slowdown
backset
comedown
regress
bath
foil
bottom
traffic jam
joker in the pack
blunder
problems
maximum
slip
box
teething trouble
irritation
inefficacy
error
reverse of fortune
double whammy
drawing board
flip-flop
whole new ballgame
unfortunate development
about-face
cap
disquiet
miscalculation
mistake
mischance
bafflement
responsibility
charge
mental weight
blame
punishment
unwanted responsibility
accountability
threshold
unease
grief
agitation
issues
bound
regulation
demarcation
bounds
bitter pill
strife
unpleasantness
stroke of bad luck
extent
containment
border
perimeter
boundary
turmoil
struggle
row
sorrow
tops
line of demarcation
cutoff point
margin
confine
cut-off point
curfew
upper limit
line
plague
blister
inopportuneness
uphill battle
source of disruption
bane of one's life
source of vexation
more ❯
“But Anderson admitted the park's unique location also serves as a
deterrent
to the deluge of visitors he's hoping for.”
Noun
▲
An official or legal ban, restriction or prohibition
sanction
prohibition
ban
embargo
veto
proscription
interdict
restriction
injunction
boycott
interdiction
moratorium
stoppage
barrier
decree
writ
limitation
exclusion
tariff
measure
coercive measures
coercive measure
bar
order
restraining order
court order
rejection
refusal
disqualification
taboo
exclusion order
don't
suppression
knock-back
disallowance
forbiddance
prohibiting
ruling
summons
thou-shalt-not
legal ruling
red light
thumbs down
gagging order
sentence
penalty
command
avoidance
shunning
debarment
barring
banning
elimination
anathema
dismissal
vetoing
inhibition
disapproval
declination
punitive measure
tapu
denial
stricture
debarring
turndown
preclusion
disbarring
non-acceptance
blockade
interdicting
nonconsent
blackball
censure
negative
notice
censorship
block
rahui
no-no
off limits
official forbiddance
out of bounds
no
rebuff
nonacceptance
nay
declining
pass
nix
refutation
turning down
repudiation
snub
withholding
negation
spurning
brush-off
cold shoulder
kick in the teeth
no way
nothing doing
slap in the face
disfavor
US
disfavour
UK
forbidding
enjoinment
renunciation
obstruction
constraint
elbow
brushoff
non placet
repulse
failure to grant
ruling out
kiss-off
no-go
smack in the eye
no dice
smack in the face
prevention
restraint
check
objection
temperance
blockage
lack of acceptance
hindrance
impediment
dissension
outlawing
contradiction
negative response
making illegal
withdrawal
begrudging
deprivation
abnegation
repulsion
declension
knockback
refusing
renegement
rejecting
refutal
noncommittal
snubbing
unacceptance
cold-shouldering
hard time
more ❯
Noun
▲
Someone or something serving as a warning to others
example
warning
caution
lesson
admonition
message
sign
threat
notice
determent
forewarning
word of warning
deterrent example
object lesson
moral
exemplar
admonishment
injunction
advice
adjuration
precept
omen
alarm
model
tip
life lesson
helpful example
real-life lesson
wake-up call
handwriting on the wall
alert
signal
heads-up
indication
alarum
advance warning
word to the wise
tip-off
prior warning
notification
announcement
red flag
heads up
alarm bells
portent
premonition
prediction
augury
forecast
presage
foreboding
foretoken
word
cue
prompt
hint
pointer
proclamation
tidings
lead
notifying
tocsin
red light
prophecy
intelligence
apprisal
intimation
token
counsel
wink
Mayday
handwriting on wall
suggestion
sign of things to come
look out
precaution
harbinger
foreshadowing
herald
presentiment
feeling
prescience
writing on the wall
more ❯
Noun
▲
A means or method of defending (against attack)
defense
US
armour
UK
armor
US
defence
UK
ammunition
cover
guard
protection
resistance
safeguard
fortification
immunity
safeguarding
security
shield
stronghold
weapon
aegis
buckler
deterrence
guarding
screen
shielding
ward
egis
munitions
refuge
shelter
warfare
weaponry
arms
citadel
fastness
fence
shock absorber
bulwark
barrier
cushion
buffer
bumper
safety
preservation
invulnerability
safekeeping
safeness
safe keeping
care
sanctuary
protecting
insurance
salvation
conservation
impregnability
armament
assurance
self-defense
fortress
unassailability
freedom
welfare
freedom from danger
asylum
well-being
inviolability
public safety
provision
guarantee
strength
warranty
precaution
indemnity
guardianship
surety
backstop
stability
reassurance
wall
safety measure
preventive measure
something to fall back on
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Tending to deter
discouraging
dissuading
hindering
inhibiting
“He believes in the
deterrent
effect of custodial sentences.”
Adjective
▲
Able or intended to deter
constraining
limiting
preventive
restraining
restrictive
warning
Adjective
▲
Done or taken as a precautionary measure
preventative
preventive
precautionary
protective
defensive
preemptive
inhibitory
obstructive
anticipatory
proactive
pre-emptive
counteractive
preclusive
prophylactic
blocking
defending
safety
precautional
cautionary
Adjective
▲
Of or pertaining to an admonition
admonitory
admonishing
cautionary
warning
advisory
rebuking
cautioning
exemplary
monitory
premonitory
reprimanding
reproachful
reproving
scolding
advice-giving
condemnatory
counselling
UK
counseling
US
critical
disapproving
instructive
preventive
giving warning
ominous
hinting
wise
portending
threatening
serving as a deterrent
bodeful
monitorial
exhortatory
worrying
prognostic
sobering
precautionary
Adjective
▲
Stopping
deterring
stopping
discouraging
hampering
impeding
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