PERSUADE Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For PERSUADE
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
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| dissuade | verbv | |||||
verb • turn away from by persuasion | ||||||
| deter | verbv | |||||
verb • try to prevent; show opposition to • turn away from by persuasion | ||||||
| block | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides) • a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings • a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides • a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit • housing in a large building that is divided into separate units • (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted • an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension • a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope • a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine • an obstruction in a pipe or tube • a platform from which an auctioneer sells • the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements verb • render unsuitable for passage • hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of • stop from happening or developing • interfere with or prevent the reception of signals • run on a block system • interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia • shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight • stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block • obstruct • block passage through • support, secure, or raise with a block • impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball) • be unable to remember • shape by using a block • shape into a block or blocks • prohibit the conversion or use of (assets) | ||||||
| discourage | verbv | |||||
verb • try to prevent; show opposition to • deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged • advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior | ||||||
| dissuasion | nounn | |||||
noun • a communication that dissuades you • persuading not to do or believe something; talking someone out of a belief or an intended course of action | ||||||
| hinder | verbv | |||||
adjective satellite • located at or near the back of an animal verb • be a hindrance or obstacle to • hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of • put at a disadvantage | ||||||
| obstruct | verbv | |||||
verb • hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of • block passage through • shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight | ||||||
| prevent | verbv | |||||
verb • keep from happening or arising; make impossible • stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state | ||||||
| repel | verbv | |||||
verb • cause to move back by force or influence • be repellent to; cause aversion in • force or drive back • reject outright and bluntly • fill with distaste | ||||||
| resist | verbv | |||||
verb • elude, especially in a baffling way • stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something • express opposition through action or words • withstand the force of something • resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ • refuse to comply | ||||||
Alternatives for DISSUADE
Alternatives for DETER
Alternatives for BLOCK
- obstruct
- stop
- barrier
- bar
- halt
- hinder
- impede
- stymie
- check
- curb
- delay
- hamper
- prevent
- slow
- thwart
- blockage
- blockade
- jam
- obstruction
- stuff
- barricade
- blocking
- closure
- cube
- deflect
- embarrass
- forget
- freeze
- immobilise
- immobilize
- kibosh
- lug
- obturate
- occlude
- occlusion
- parry
- pulley
- pulley-block
- roof
- stoppage
- stymy
- wall
- hold back
- city block
- auction block
- blank out
- block off
- block up
- choke up
- cylinder block
- draw a blank
- engine block
- mental block