Communication

Synonyms for discourage

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · verb · Reason line included

The senseverbTier 3, RidgelineCommunication

try to prevent

We should discourage this practice among our youth.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

deter

Same sentence, swapped: We should deter this practice among our youth.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for discourage as it is used in the sentence above.

admonish
object
darken

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