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 Those not dissuaded by this fact will also get a chance to help out a good cause. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2026 None of that dissuaded Hildebrand from doubling down on aging wells. — Alex Cuadros, ProPublica, 16 June 2026 Nothing in your life has dissuaded you from these early surmises. — Padgett Powell, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026 Neither made a formal offer, dissuaded both by the €100million price tag and Leipzig’s determination that Diomande would be going nowhere at mid-season. — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 19 June 2026 Ongoing uncertainty about the situation in Lebanon and fears of a new escalation have dissuaded many would-be pet owners from adopting, but some of Hamza's dogs have found new homes. — ABC News, 3 July 2026 Perhaps a police report search as to any candidate filing for the House or Senate should be made part of their filing, any expense credited toward their filing fee, so that those with criminal history may be dissuaded. — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026 She wasn’t dissuaded two years later — and mid-renovation — when a $475 million Target distribution center was announced for the small city, creating an industrial foothold in a mostly agrarian area. — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 6 Mar. 2026 That, however, hasn’t dissuaded educators nationwide who’ve adopted AI teaching assistants such as Magic School and Khanmigo, an AI tutor developed by Khan Academy. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 24 June 2026

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They were not just discouraged by the unfortunate results, the pair noted in their YouTube post.

— Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
If that sounds statistically far-fetched, do not be discouraged.

— Sarah Hutto, New Yorker, 7 July 2026

Definition of discouraged

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Those challenges may have deterred organizations, especially smaller ones, from getting into litigation over VMware.

— Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 1 July 2026
We will not be deterred and will continue to fight back to secure the equal participation that all youth, including transgender youth, deserve.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026

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