Synonyms for deterrence
dɪˈtɜr əns, -ˈtʌr-, -ˈtɛr-de·ter·rence

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1. disincentive, deterrencenoun

   a negative motivational influence

   Synonyms:
   disincentive, intimidation, determent

2. determent, deterrence, intimidationnoun

   a communication that makes you afraid to try something

   Synonyms:
   bullying, disincentive, intimidation, determent

3. deterrencenoun

   the act or process of discouraging actions or preventing occurrences by instilling fear or doubt or anxiety

   Synonyms:
   disincentive, intimidation, determent

Matched Categories

1. • Discouragement
   • Hindrance
   • Rational Motive

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1. List of paraphrases for "deterrence":

   deterrent, dissuasion, crackdown, deterring, dissuasive, disincentive, discouragement, deter

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1. Koh Yu-hwan:

   Considering the fact that North Korea said the 7-minute test conducted last night was to bolster the strategic nuclear deterrence, the test would likely be related to ICBMs, which North Korea considers a strategic weapon to defend North Korea from adversaries including the United States, north Korea is close to issuing an ultimatum toward United States to come to the negotiating table with new calculations or to return to developing nuclear weapons.

2. Kamala Harris:

   The purpose of the sanctions has always been and continues to be deterrence.

3. Omar Lamrani:

   The first part of deterrence is attribution.

4. Oleksii Reznikov:

   I am not concerned, i am very, very sure that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are ready for deterrence, for resilience.The Ukrainian people are also ready for deterrence.

5. Joseph Giacalone:

   The only thing that criminals respond to are arrests and prosecution … we refer to that as deterrence. And there doesn't seem to be any deterrence, to see the numbers go up this dramatically in a short period of time, during blizzards and cold weather, it is not a good harbinger of things to come.