- 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"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Admonish | take to task "He admonished the child for his bad behavior" |
| Advise | give advice to "The teacher counsels troubled students" "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud" |
| Affright | cause fear in "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me" |
| Aid | the work of caring for or attending to someone or something "no medical care was required" "the old car needed constant attention" |
| Alien | a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere |
| Alienate | arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness |
| Anticipate | be a forerunner of or occur earlier than "This composition anticipates Impressionism" |
| Aplomb | great coolness and composure under strain "keep your cool" |
| Assist | (sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play |
| Assistance | the 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
| Antonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Persuade | cause 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!" |
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Deter | turn away from by persuasion "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people" |
| Treed | forced 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
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Determent | a communication that makes you afraid to try something |
| Deterrence | the act or process of discouraging actions or preventing occurrences by instilling fear or doubt or anxiety |
| Dissuasion | influencing someone to desist by argument or reasoning or entreaty |
| Intimidation | the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Advise | give advice to "The teacher counsels troubled students" "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud" |
| Counsel | something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Talk Out Of |
| Name | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Deterrius | Yes | No |
| Deterrio | Yes | No |
| Deterrion | Yes | No |
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Deter Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With D
- Ends With R
- Spelled With / Contains Letters

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