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deterrent
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Noun
A thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something
Someone or something serving as a warning to others
A threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule
A means or method of defending (against attack)
Adjective
Tending to deter
Able or intended to deter
Designed to keep something undesirable such as illness or harm from occurring
Of or pertaining to an admonition
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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
disadvantage
hazard
control
setback
complication
stricture
fly in the ointment
spanner in the works
monkey wrench in the works
circumscription
hiccup
problem
cumber
stoppage
impedance
barricade
blockage
burden
hampering
facer
safeguard
condition
blockade
caution
wall
hamper
road block
prevention
delay
retardation
inconvenience
holdup
catch-22
millstone
protection
confinement
detriment
opposition
deterrence
monkey wrench
ball and chain
security
blocking
defect
cumbrance
precaution
arrest
issue
albatross
gridlock
preventive measure
weakness
baggage
roadblock
clampdown
straitjacket
lead
prohibition
rub
harness
blank wall
sticking point
strap
halter
precautionary measure
warning
remedy
checking
interruption
rebuff
protective measure
suppression
pitfall
palladium
fail-safe
glitch
fault
nuisance
trouble
lock
flaw
joker
curtailment
bottleneck
stint
shortcoming
hang-up
hold
rope
tether
embargo
interdict
restrainer
jam-up
fetters
uphill
retardment
taboo
circumvention
line
load
retardant
hangup
mountain
traverse
stone in one's path
circumspection
dead weight
booby trap
string
millstone around your neck
intimidation
bond
hobble
barring
choking
deterring factor
yoke
bonds
cord
remonstrance
expostulation
persuasion
stumbling stone
railing
fence
put down
damp
headache
occlusion
congestion
hold-up
pale
hardship
suppressant
crackdown
injury
jam
checkmate
bump
buttress
lyam
psychological baggage
millstone round someone's neck
break
reverse
reversal
blow
detention
constrainment
captivity
constriction
saddle
debt
duty
guilt
cross
downside
tie
disablement
impairment
disorder
bridling
curbing
repression
bulwark
red tape
mountain to climb
thorn in one's side
monkey on one's back
whammy
imperfection
frustration
shackling
baulking
UK
cramping
fettering
holding back
stifling
smothering
retarding device
cinchers
anchor
binders
minus
deficiency
encirclement
injunction
inadequacy
modification
definition
reservation
qualification
stopping
halting
thwarting
quashing
foiling
liability
disbenefit
infarct
embolus
cordon
closure
infarction
weak point
negative
debit
incommodity
strike
weak spot
protective
shield
bit
governor
balking
US
sublimation
lack
failing
disability
ill
evil
line of defense
ban
moderation
boycott
neutralizer
prophylactic
trammels
disqualification
putting an end to
putting an stop to
nipping in the bud
bondage
pinions
weight
decrease
manacles
chains
order
abridgment
US
instruction
abridgement
UK
deprivation
ceiling
command
reduction
collar
restraining device
headstall
noose
hackamore
sabotage
intervention
wet blanket
restraining order
excess baggage
foot dragging
anticipatory measure
insurance
provision
prudence
forethought
anticipation
care
backstop
foresight
wariness
providence
discreetness
safety measure
canniness
regard
preventative measure
discretion
belt and braces
snarl-up
halt
snarl
preclusion
obviation
tailback
binding
traffic jam
avoidance
forestalling
logjam
interception
inhibitor
forestallment
bug
snafu
deterence
discontinuance
impasse
error
clot
tie-up
queue
exclusion
backup
veto
hedge
immobilization
US
airlock
mistake
mishap
clogging
proscription
interdiction
close
cutoff
shutdown
slip
narrowing
immobilisation
UK
predicament
exception
pressure
obligation
dilemma
stockade
rampart
breakdown
malfunction
gremlin
failure
palisade
upset
misfortune
knock
lapse
fortification
hassle
disappointment
defeat
virus
blip
showstopper
moratorium
bummer
gotcha
gimmick
blunder
restricted access
body blow
knock-back
pickle
land mine
piece of bad luck
forbiddance
disallowance
don't
one in the eye
out of bounds
negation
bit of trouble
reversal of fortune
ruling out
off limits
repudiation
kick in the teeth
refusal
temperance
no-no
down
layoff
abeyance
sit-down
deduction
walkout
lockout
downtime
standstill
air bubble
elimination
bone of contention
stuckness
preemption
deadweight
averting
precluding
commitment
prophylaxis
deadlock
weary load
bind
quandary
stream
traffic
adversity
downfall
penalty
privation
affliction
tribulation
ditch
boundary
stopping up
afterdeal
con
inefficacy
deal-breaker
pinch
prob
gate
rail
fencing
miscalculation
mischance
bafflement
tangle
enclosure
chill
sentry post
can of worms
disputed point
moat
trench
stroke of bad luck
bitter pill
depressant
cloud
fix
tight spot
puzzler
spot
the rub
cropper
knot
crunch
unseen problem
scrape
point at issue
responsibility
gloom
pall
imposition
worry
stress
strain
tax
beleaguerment
depression
compression
squeezing
rahui
jump
stretch
investment
cold water
ring
overcrowding
crowding
contraction
stenosis
tightness
besiegement
leaguer
blocking object
cross to bear
rank
column
file
row
mass
squeeze
telescoping
contracting
compacting
condensing
constricting
tightening
condensation
compaction
shrinking
arrestment
finish
discontinuation
expiration
end
surcease
closedown
stay
cessation
termination
shutoff
conclusion
cease
offset
ending
siege
circle
crocodile
picket line
forbidding
banning
straitening
strangulation
regression
flip-flop
unfortunate development
slowdown
backset
comedown
regress
bath
about-face
foil
bottom
prohibiting
plugging
stuffing
outlawing
reverse of fortune
double whammy
howler
omission
slipup
typo
solecism
breach
staying
restraining
suspension
stalling
interdicting
drawing board
disallowing
proscribing
enjoining
vetoing
embargoing
whole new ballgame
overdevelopment
profusion
jamming
cramming
surfeit
crowdedness
press
mobbing
excess
surplus
overpopulation
rubber-necking
tabooing
making illegal
more ❯
“But Anderson admitted the park's unique location also serves as a
deterrent
to the deluge of visitors he's hoping for.”
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
notification
alert
alarum
heads-up
forecast
prediction
premonition
portent
augury
announcement
signal
word
indication
foreboding
foretoken
presage
intimation
advance warning
heads up
prophecy
communication
news
intelligence
instruction
information
hint
token
apprisal
declaration
counsel
wink
Mayday
handwriting on wall
word to the wise
suggestion
look out
proclamation
lowdown
harbinger
promise
herald
tip-off
presentiment
prescience
feeling
foreshadowing
writing on the wall
prior warning
more ❯
Noun
▲
A threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule
sanction
ban
embargo
penalty
boycott
restriction
prohibition
punishment
correction
discipline
exclusion
penalization
retribution
barrier
tariff
action
command
decree
injunction
measure
punitive action
sentence
writ
coercive measures
coercive measure
punitive measure
penance
fine
damages
forfeiture
mulct
forfeit
interdict
amercement
amends
reparation
judgement
UK
veto
proscription
justice
judgment
US
punition
rap
interdiction
bar
charge
fee
conviction
reprimand
condemnation
confiscation
price
moratorium
sequestration
financial penalty
dues
mortification
refusal
taboo
don't
no-no
thou-shalt-not
limitation
loss
handicap
censure
cost
ruling
fall
consequence
levy
determination
verdict
redress
recompense
payment
assessment
rule
compensation
decision
pronouncement
anathema
avoidance
rejection
shunning
disapproval
knock-back
tapu
non-acceptance
suppression
stoppage
reservation
social convention
restraint
religious convention
superstition
law
stricture
inhibition
regulation
forbiddance
block
censorship
disqualification
red light
thumbs down
rahui
disallowance
off limits
out of bounds
court order
restraining order
official forbiddance
chastisement
comeuppance
wrath
deserts
requital
vengeance
medicine
torture
infliction
castigation
chastening
consequences
pain
stick
gallows
suffering
deprivation
nemesis
victimisation
UK
jankers
unhappiness
hammer
rod
victimization
US
ostracism
punitive measures
disciplinary action
just deserts
firm hand
hell to pay
suspended sentence
reproof
deferment
scolding
telling-off
deferred sentence
sacrifice
reward
desert
revenge
atonement
criticism
disciplining
rebuke
time
absolution
denial
stretch
retaliation
doom
attrition
prison term
prison sentence
what's coming to you
what you deserve
reformation
admonition
aversive
aversive stimulus
reform
fate
destiny
blast
put down
return
penitence
restitution
destruction
excoriation
bawling-out
ticking-off
penalties
sanctions
negative reinforcement
what is coming to one
what one is asking for
talion
sentences
due
meed
what's coming to one
poetic justice
what is merited
payback
what is due
dueness
dose of one's own medicine
lumps
retributive justice
chewing out
dressing down
slammer time
imprisonment
due reward
just punishment
deserved fate
getting yours
control
use of punishment
a firm hand
surrender
relinquishment
subjugation
giving up
finding
order
holding
controlling
subduing
losing
surrendering
edict
sleep
dictum
term
knock
book
hitch
vacation
getup
clock
jolt
trick
result
toll
abasement
denying
sacrificing
abandonment
ceding
attainder
yielding
forfeiting
considered opinion
sending up the river
drawback
disadvantage
downside
snag
bird
stint
porridge
bane
minus
affliction
worry
burden
trouble
torment
tribulation
trial
disbenefit
undesirable consequence
expiation
life sentence
penal sentence
propitiation
compunction
purgation
jail sentence
self-abasement
self-mortification
self-punishment
self-flagellation
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
unassailability
freedom
welfare
resilience
freedom from danger
asylum
well-being
inviolability
public safety
provision
guarantee
strength
warranty
precaution
indemnity
guardianship
surety
defenses
US
defences
UK
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
▲
Designed to keep something undesirable such as illness or harm from occurring
preventive
inhibitory
precautionary
protective
hampering
hindering
obstructive
pre-emptive
preventative
impeding
defensive
preemptive
anticipatory
prophylactic
preclusive
blocking
disease-preventing
counteractive
contraceptive
stopping
discouraging
defending
deterring
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
harsh
bodeful
monitorial
exhortatory
worrying
prognostic
sobering
precautionary
serving as a deterrent
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