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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
setback
complication
hazard
disadvantage
control
cumber
fly in the ointment
spanner in the works
monkey wrench in the works
burden
hiccup
impedance
problem
stricture
stoppage
circumscription
hampering
blockage
prevention
delay
facer
safeguard
hamper
ball and chain
caution
road block
straitjacket
inconvenience
millstone
protection
detriment
retardation
condition
holdup
barricade
catch-22
wall
deterrence
monkey wrench
security
opposition
albatross
blocking
weakness
baggage
defect
prohibition
cumbrance
issue
precaution
confinement
arrest
blockade
rub
preventive measure
sticking point
suppression
shortcoming
trouble
precautionary measure
warning
hold
palladium
remedy
flaw
checking
curtailment
lock
inhibitor
glitch
fault
rebuff
pitfall
embargo
interruption
clampdown
gridlock
bottleneck
protective measure
joker
load
excess baggage
uphill
hangup
retardant
nuisance
fail-safe
harness
hang-up
restrainer
jam-up
retardment
blank wall
stone in one's path
dead weight
millstone around your neck
intimidation
bond
hobble
barring
choking
deterring factor
yoke
slowing
handicapping
congestion
headache
chains
occlusion
small difficulty
stint
fetters
bonds
put down
damp
hold-up
hardship
stumbling stone
buttress
psychological baggage
remonstrance
expostulation
persuasion
railing
traverse
fence
millstone round someone's neck
bump
circumvention
roadblock
pale
break
reverse
reversal
blow
trammels
tie
disablement
impairment
disorder
suppressant
crackdown
red tape
whammy
bridling
curbing
repression
ceiling
mountain to climb
detention
constrainment
captivity
constriction
booby trap
saddle
debt
duty
guilt
cross
ban
frustration
shackling
baulking
UK
cramping
fettering
holding back
stifling
smothering
stopping
halting
thwarting
quashing
foiling
downside
thorn in one's side
monkey on back
interdict
failing
weight
order
reduction
imperfection
retarding device
cinchers
anchor
binders
wet blanket
deficiency
balking
US
sublimation
provision
disbenefit
minus
insurance
liability
protective
shield
putting an end to
putting an stop to
nipping in the bud
lack
backstop
negative
debit
strike
neutralizer
prophylactic
incommodity
care
disability
ill
evil
weak point
weak spot
safety measure
sabotage
intervention
preventative measure
belt and braces
foot dragging
deal-breaker
anticipatory measure
hassle
dilemma
predicament
bother
misfortune
worry
upset
vexation
pain
pickle
aggravation
annoyance
trial
adversity
quandary
mess
exasperation
bind
disappointment
botheration
cross to bear
forestalling
gotcha
bugbear
distress
plight
scrape
gimmick
disruption
preclusion
disturbance
interception
fuss
concern
mishap
snafu
obviation
defeat
woe
land mine
hot water
grievance
unwieldiness
troublesomeness
awkwardness
untimeliness
unsuitableness
uneasiness
unfitness
stew
discomfort
cumbersomeness
avoidance
obligation
impasse
bug
negative aspect
perplexity
dispute
grief
downfall
pest
worriment
can of worms
disputed point
halt
incommodiousness
bothersomeness
unhandiness
struggle
point at issue
puzzler
deadweight
irritant
knot
peeve
bad news
forestallment
tribulation
knock
irk
tight spot
ruffle
thorn
affliction
aggro
deterence
anxiety
bummer
stress
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
strain
bone of contention
commitment
consequence
misery
disgrace
demerit
deadlock
complaint
weary load
preemption
albatross around one's neck
tangle
bad
wait
proscription
pinch
prob
penalty
chill
deep trouble
dire straits
danger
torment
detainment
flip side
privation
other side of the coin
depressant
cloud
moratorium
veto
boycott
afterdeal
jam
case
holding pattern
spot
interdiction
gloom
pall
bane
quagmire
challenge
clot
depression
trap
unseen problem
the rub
rahui
matter
to-do
trick
problems
snare
irritation
conundrum
ploy
dodge
wile
cold water
traffic jam
disquiet
question
stopping up
onus
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
unease
habit
count
squeeze
doubt
crunch
disagreement
regression
slowdown
backset
comedown
regress
bath
foil
bottom
joker in the pack
blunder
agitation
issues
maximum
slip
strife
unpleasantness
spoiling
inefficacy
error
reverse of fortune
double whammy
drawing board
flip-flop
whole new ballgame
unfortunate development
about-face
cap
box
teething trouble
turmoil
responsibility
charge
mental weight
blame
punishment
unwanted responsibility
accountability
involvement
lease
chit
indebtment
loan
bite
pledge
balance
arrear
possibility
due
contingency
remainder
contract
damage
Achilles heel
mortgage
jinx
tab
IOU
account
miscalculation
mistake
mischance
bafflement
threshold
row
sorrow
failure
countering
disaster area
bound
regulation
demarcation
bounds
scotching
derailment
dashing
crushing
bitter pill
stroke of bad luck
crippling
hindering
foundering
collapse
snookering
baffling
extent
containment
border
perimeter
boundary
millstone round one's neck
nonfulfillment
scuppering
nonfulfilment
contravention
unfulfillment
tops
line of demarcation
cutoff point
margin
confine
cut-off point
curfew
upper limit
line
nonsuccess
lack of success
non-success
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
▲
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
notification
alarum
advance warning
word to the wise
tip-off
prior warning
portent
premonition
prediction
augury
forecast
presage
foreboding
foretoken
word
announcement
hint
red flag
heads up
alarm bells
cue
prompt
tocsin
red light
proclamation
pointer
lead
notifying
tidings
prophecy
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 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
damages
fine
forfeiture
mulct
justice
forfeit
judgement
UK
judgment
US
amercement
amends
reprimand
conviction
reparation
condemnation
punition
rap
just deserts
fee
charge
censure
confiscation
price
sequestration
financial penalty
cost
deprivation
dues
mortification
loss
interdict
ruling
interdiction
determination
recompense
verdict
redress
handicap
rule
compensation
levy
fall
consequence
assessment
payment
pronouncement
decision
undesirable consequence
chastisement
comeuppance
wrath
infliction
castigation
deserts
requital
vengeance
medicine
torture
consequences
chastening
pain
suffering
nemesis
stick
victimisation
UK
jankers
unhappiness
gallows
hammer
rod
victimization
US
ostracism
punitive measures
disciplinary action
firm hand
hell to pay
reward
desert
revenge
reproof
atonement
scolding
telling-off
absolution
retaliation
attrition
sacrifice
what's coming to you
what you deserve
reformation
aversive
aversive stimulus
admonition
reform
disciplining
return
retributive justice
penalties
sanctions
negative reinforcement
toll
what is coming to one
what one is asking for
talion
sentences
due
penitence
restitution
meed
dueness
what's coming to one
poetic justice
what is merited
payback
what is due
dose of one's own medicine
lumps
blast
criticism
put down
disbenefit
due reward
just punishment
deserved fate
bawling-out
excoriation
rebuke
ticking-off
result
getting yours
use of punishment
a firm hand
dressing down
chewing out
expiation
compunction
purgation
propitiation
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
wall
safety
sanctuary
preservation
conservation
safekeeping
safeness
salvation
asylum
armament
safe keeping
upholding
haven
self-defense
care
invulnerability
support
shade
pad
upkeep
protector
reinforcement
saving
protecting
retreat
mail
impregnability
self-protection
harbour
UK
harbor
US
harborage
guardianship
assurance
hiding place
self-preservation
welfare
rampart
a roof
absorber
apron
mask
insurance
strength
cushioning
cocoon
hedge
fender
indemnity
surety
well-being
inviolability
maintenance
preparation
hardware
buildup
deployment
disarmament
ordnance
rearmament
mobilization
US
arming
public safety
reassurance
stability
hiding
concealment
housing
unassailability
gun
heat
material
keeping
assertion
safe harbour
UK
freedom
conserving
keep
sustentation
preserving
safe harbor
US
perpetuation
plate
breastplate
panoply
preserval
evaporation
care and feeding
storage
tanning
refrigeration
freedom from danger
insistence on
mobilisation
UK
bolstering
chain mail
flak jacket
armor plate
suit of armor
coat of mail
suit of armour
protective clothing
bulletproof vest
body armor
body armour
buttressing
hideaway
oasis
hideout
den
sanctum
foxhole
zoar
querencia
port
covert
resort
church
convent
hole
safe haven
ivory tower
bolt-hole
port in a storm
safe house
hole-up
building up
strengthening
underpinning
shoring up
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
serving as a deterrent
bodeful
monitorial
exhortatory
worrying
prognostic
sobering
precautionary
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