UNSELL Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

unsell

verb

Definition of unsell

as in to deter

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Around Paris, Toulouse and Marseilles, local policies that deter suburban sprawl and promote new housing in city centers have slowed expansion of outer suburbs, a recent study found.

— Michael Finnegan, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Despite their apparent effectiveness at deterring speeding, cities have been slow to embrace rest in red.

— Jeff McMurray, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of deter

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This altruistic philosophy, however, doesn't discourage Obeid from partnering with, or promoting trendy food businesses.

— Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Moving these forces back from the likely front would keep its options open and discourage risk-taking by eastern NATO members.

— JENNIFER KAVANAGH, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of discourage

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Voting rights advocates argue that requirements to present birth certificates or passports in order to register to vote is intended to make voting more difficult, to dissuade some people from voting at all.

— Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2026
The specter of the lockout may dissuade owner Bob Nutting from making major changes this offseason.

— Andy McCullough, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of dissuade

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Both mainly reduced trade barriers and committed all three governments to avoid policies that inhibited commercial flows with one another.

— Chad P. Bown, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2026
But after cops were increasingly publicly exposed for using Flock to commit crimes, the company mobilized, instituting consequential changes that inhibit the public's ability to hold rogue officers accountable.

— Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

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