Discourage : synonyms and lexical field

Synonyms > Synonyms beginning with D > Discourage

Looking for words with meaning close to 'discourage': discover synonyms for the word discourage, such as deter or admonish.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as discourage. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": deter and admonish.

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Synonyms for discourage sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for discourage Degree of synonymy of discourage Frequency in the language

deter
40000 0.39

admonish
39998 0.08

warn
39950 25.35

demotivate
30008 0.04

frustrate
30006 0.27

disadvantage
30005 1.12

dismay
30005 0.45

daunt
30004 0.04

disdain
30002 0.53

dissuade
30002 0.53

hinder
30001 0.73

scare
30000 33.57

impede
30000 0.51

halt
29998 11.27

avoid
29997 24.29

reduce
29997 4.29

obstruct
29996 0.59

avert
29995 0.59

prevention
29994 0.63

preclude
29994 0.29

Lexical field of "discourage"

deter
admonish
warn
demotivate
frustrate
disadvantage
dismay
daunt
disdain
dissuade
hinder
scare
impede
halt
avoid
reduce
obstruct
avert
prevention
preclude
prevent
divert
suppress
thwart
stop
inhibit
restrain
curtail
restrict
counteract
encourage
counter
combat
contain
dampen
stem
chill
abort
hamper
block
curb
rein
foil
deterring
impeding
encourages
incentivize
encouraging
penalize
stymie