Word Meanings - DETERRENT - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Serving to deter. "The deterrent principle." E. Davis.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of DETERRENT)

• Forbidding
• Repulsive
• deterrent
• prohibitory
• offensive
• ungenial
• odious
• ugly
• unattractive
• disagreeable
• revolting

Related words: (words related to DETERRENT)

• DISAGREEABLENESS
  The state or quality of being; disagreeable; unpleasantness.
• OFFENSIVE
  1. Giving offense; causing displeasure or resentment; displeasing; annoying; as, offensive words. 2. Giving pain or unpleasant sensations; disagreeable; revolting; noxious; as, an offensive smell; offensive sounds. "Offensive to the stomach."
• FORBIDDANCE
  The act of forbidding; prohibition; command or edict against a thing. ow hast thou yield to transgress The strict forbiddance. Milton.
• FORBIDDENLY
  In a forbidden or unlawful manner. Shak.
• REVOLT
  Etym: 1. To turn away; to abandon or reject something; specifically, to turn away, or shrink, with abhorrence. But this got by casting pearl to hogs, That bawl for freedom in their senseless mood, And still revolt when trith would set them free.
• REPULSIVE
  1. Serving, or able, to repulse; repellent; as, a repulsive force. Repulsive of his might the weapon stood. Pope. 2. Cold; forbidding; offensive; as, repulsive manners. -- Re*pul"sive*ly, adv. -- Re*pul"sive*ness, n.
• PROHIBITORY
  Tending to prohibit, forbid, or exclude; implying prohibition; forbidding; as, a prohibitory law; a prohibitory price. Prohibitory index. See under Index.
• FORBIDDING
  Repelling approach; repulsive; raising abhorrence, aversion, or dislike; disagreeable; prohibiting or interdicting; as, a forbidding aspect; a forbidding formality; a forbidding air. Syn. -- Disagreeable; unpleasant; displeasing; offensive;
• DISAGREEABLE
  1. Not agreeable, conformable, or congruous; Preach you truly the doctrine which you have received, and each nothing that is disagreeable thereunto. Udall. 2. Exciting repugnance; offensive to the feelings or That which is disagreeable to one is
• REVOLTING
  Causing abhorrence mixed with disgust; exciting extreme repugnance; loathsome; as, revolting cruelty. -- Re*volt"ing*ly, adv.
• DETERRENT
  Serving to deter. "The deterrent principle." E. Davis.
• ODIOUS
  1. Hateful; deserving or receiving hatred; as, an odious name, system, vice. "All wickedness will be most odious." Sprat. He rendered himself odious to the Parliament. Clarendon. 2. Causing or provoking hatred, repugnance, or disgust; offensive;
• FORBIDDEN
  Prohibited; interdicted. I kniw no spells, use no forbidden arts. Milton. Forbidden fruit. Any coveted unlawful pleasure, -- so called with reference to the forbidden fruit of the Garden of Eden. A small variety of shaddock . The name is
• REVOLTER
  One who revolts.
• FORBIDDER
  One who forbids. Milton.
• COMMODIOUSLY
  In a commodious manner. To pass commodiously this life. Milton.
• INOFFENSIVE
  1. Giving no offense, or provocation; causing no uneasiness, annoyance, or disturbance; as, an inoffensive man, answer, appearance. 2. Harmless; doing no injury or mischief. Dryden. 3. Not obstructing; presenting no interruption bindrance. Milton.
• DISCOMMODIOUS
  Inconvenient; troublesome; incommodious. Spenser. -- Dis`com*mo"di*ous*ly, adv. -- Dis`com*mo"di*ous*ness, n.
• COMMODIOUS
  Adapted to its use or purpose, or to wants and necessities; serviceable; spacious and convenient; roomy and comfortable; as, a commodious house. "A commodious drab." Shak. "Commodious gold." Pope. The haven was not commodious to winter in. Acts.
• COMMODIOUSNESS
  State of being commodious; suitableness for its purpose; convience; roominess. Of cities, the greatness and riches increase according to the commodiousness of their situation. Sir W. Temple. The commodiousness of the harbor. Johnson.
• IMMELODIOUS
  Not melodious.
• SELF-REPULSIVE
  Self-repelling.
• MELODIOUS
  Containing, or producing, melody; musical; agreeable to the ear by a sweet succession of sounds; as, a melodious voice. "A melodious voice." "A melodious undertone." Longfellow. -- Me*lo"di*ous*ly, adv. -- Me*lo"di*ous*ness, n.