5 Letters
3 Consonants
2 Vowels
2 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use deter as a verb in a sentence.
About Deter
A 2 syllables verb and 5 letters with the letters d, e, r, and t, 3 consonants, 2 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letter t. Deter starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters d, de, det, dete, and the ending characters are r, er, ter, eter, ..
Definition
Turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people"
Origin/Roots
Latin
School Grade
Deter is set as a sat word that starts with d, ends with r, 2 syllables, 2 vowels and 5 letters.
Scrabble
Is deter a scrabble word? A 6 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
Pig Latin
Deter in Pig Latin is said as "eterday or eterdway".
Unigram
d | e | t | e | r
Bigram
de | et | te | er
Trigram
det | ete | ter
Quadrigram
dete | eter
Word Gram
Verb Examples
turn away from by persuasion;
"Negative campaigning will only dissuade people"
try to prevent;
show opposition to;
"We should discourage this practice among our youth"

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Deter"

There are 217 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to deter.

SynonymDefinition
Admonishtake to task
"He admonished the child for his bad behavior"
Advisegive advice to
"The teacher counsels troubled students"
"The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud"
Affrightcause fear in
"The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"
Aidthe work of caring for or attending to someone or something
"no medical care was required"
"the old car needed constant attention"
Aliena form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere
Alienatearouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness
Anticipatebe a forerunner of or occur earlier than
"This composition anticipates Impressionism"
Aplombgreat coolness and composure under strain
"keep your cool"
Assist(sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play
Assistancethe activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
"he gave me an assist with the housework"
"could not walk without assistance"
"rescue party went to their aid"
"offered his help in unloading"

View all cognitive synonyms for Deter

Antonyms

There are 1 words that have the opposite meaning of deter.

AntonymDefinition
Persuadecause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action
twist somebody''s arm
"You can''t persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"

Anagrams

There are 2 anagrams from deter.

Anagram Definition
Deterturn away from by persuasion
"Negative campaigning will only dissuade people"
Treedforced to turn and face attackers
"a stag at bay"
"she had me cornered between the porch and her car"
"like a trapped animal"

View English words with the unique letters used in deter. Words With The Letters Dert

Derives

Deter derives from 4 words.

Word Definition
Determenta communication that makes you afraid to try something
Deterrencethe act or process of discouraging actions or preventing occurrences by instilling fear or doubt or anxiety
Dissuasioninfluencing someone to desist by argument or reasoning or entreaty
Intimidationthe act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something

Hypernyms

Deter has 2 hypernyms.

Word Definition
Advisegive advice to
"The teacher counsels troubled students"
"The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud"
Counselsomething that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

Hyponyms

There are 1 hyponyms for deter

Word Definition
Talk Out Of

Names With The Word "Deter"

3 names are spelled with deter.

NameMaleFemale
DeterriusYesNo
DeterrioYesNo
DeterrionYesNo

The word games Words With Friends, 4pics1Word, Word Chums, and Jumble which is by far one of the most successful of the word games. Jumble was created in 1954 - below, you will find the most unscrambled letters for each descramble word game that others have solved or decoded to make the word deter.

Is deter a scrabble word or can you use deter in Words With Friends? The probability of getting this word in scrabble is 1 out of every 7922 games and in Words With Friends it's 1 out of every 5614 games. This 5 letter 6 point scrabble word can be rearranged 60 ways. What other words can be made with the letters d, e, r, and t? There's 39 with 7 letters or less with the letters d, e, r, and t. Here is a list of 25 to try to get you more points.

WordScrabbleWords With FriendsWord Chums4Pics1WordJumble
Tread (5 letters) 6 6 trade
Trade (5 letters) 6 6 trade
Darter (6 letters) 7 +1 7 +1 aderrt
Red Bat (7 letters)
Retread (7 letters) 8 +2 8 +2 retread
Advert (6 letters) 10 +4 11 +5 advert
Decatur (7 letters) 10 +4 12 +6 traduce
Debater (7 letters) 10 +4 11 +5 debater
Redact (6 letters) 9 +3 10 +4 redact
Trader (6 letters) 7 +1 7 +1 aderrt
Tarweed (7 letters) 11 +5 11 +5 tarweed
Tetrad (6 letters) 7 +1 7 +1 adertt
Derate (6 letters) 7 +1 7 +1 derate
Detract (7 letters) 10 +4 11 +5 detract
Deter (5 letters) 6 6 deter
Traduce (7 letters) 10 +4 12 +6 traduce
Extrude (7 letters) 15 +9 16 +10 extrude
Treated (7 letters) 8 +2 8 +2 adeertt
Traced (6 letters) 9 +3 10 +4 redact
Dexter (6 letters) 14 +8 14 +8 dexter
Treed (5 letters) 6 6 deter
Traded (6 letters) 8 +2 8 +2 traded
Watered (7 letters) 11 +5 11 +5 tarweed
Aerated (7 letters) 8 +2 8 +2 aerated
Rutted (6 letters) 7 +1 8 +2 derttu





     

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