DISSUADED Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

dissuaded

verb

past tense of dissuade

as in discouraged

to steer (a person) from an activity or course of action tried to dissuade her from her intention to drop out of college

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Recent Examples of dissuaded Analysts have said the film was challenging to market, given a major twist in the plot, and that Cruise’s nearly unrecognizable appearance could have dissuaded his fan base from coming out to support the film. — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026 The city’s leaders proposed installing parking meters as long ago as 1946 — until the chamber dissuaded them from doing so, according to an account on the Golden history website Golden Today. — John Aguilar, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2026 Trump may be taking a risk by leaning into this more, though, because Democrats may be dissuaded by his close involvement in the bill. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026 This has not dissuaded residents from demanding action from city officials. — Noah Daly august 2, Idaho Statesman, 2 Aug. 2026 The plaintiffs said studios will now be dissuaded from buying the rights to the movie, knowing that a version of it could be released by a third party for free. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 30 July 2026 When Tagger was 10, coaches dissuaded her from switching from two hands to one. — James Hansen, New York Times, 27 July 2026 The threat of drone strikes has dissuaded many traders and fuel-tanker drivers from entering the city, though some still slip through at night on perilous journeys from the east. — Mat Nashed, Christian Science Monitor, 21 July 2026 Most recently, a flurry of appeals from several governments — including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Qatar — dissuaded Trump from following through on a plan to collect fees from ships transiting the strait. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

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When several of the women refused to surrender the children to Xuan and Zhang after abuse allegations surfaced last year, Majerus said, the couple’s attorney discouraged them from fighting for custody.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
You would likely be discouraged from doing so, and sometimes restrained by the governing laws.

— Ozan Ozerk, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

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Officials said the operation deterred criminal activity and strengthened coordination but released no before-and-after data showing whether drone traffic subsequently declined.

— Armando Regil Velasco, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
For Beccaria, an execution’s fleeting spectacle deterred less effectively than lifelong penal servitude.

— Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026

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