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Showing words for DETERRENT using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Deterrent

deterrent

8 Letter Words for Deterrent

rerented, retender, tenderer, tentered, tenterer, terreted

7 Letter Words for Deterrent

detente, entered, enterer, reenter, renette, rentree, terreen, terrene

6 Letter Words for Deterrent

deener, denter, derere, derner, detent, dtente, endere, entete, entree, entrer, eterne, needer, netted, netter, reeden, reeder, render, rented, rentee, renter, rerent, retene, retent, retree, retted, retter, teened, teener, teenet, teered, teerer, teeter, tender, tendre, tented, tenter, terete, terned, terner, terret

5 Letter Words for Deterrent

deere, denet, deter, dette, drent, drere, eeten, ender, enter, entre, entte, erned, erred, neter, reede, renet, rente, reree, teend, teene, tenet, terne, terre, treed, treen, trend

4 Letter Words for Deterrent

deen, deer, deet, dene, dent, dere, dern, detn, dree, eden, ende, ened, entr, ered, erer, erne, eten, need, neer, neet, nerd, nete, rede, reed, reen, reet, rend, rent, retd, rete, teed, teen, teer, teet, tend, tene, tent, tern, terr, tete, tree, tret

3 Letter Words for Deterrent

dee, den, der, det, een, eer, end, ene, erd, ere, ern, err, ert, ned, nee, net, red, ree, rnd, rte, tdr, tdt, ted, tee, ten, ter, tet, tnt, trt

Definitions for Deterrent

[1] serving or tending to deter.
[2] something that deters: a deterrent to crime.
[3] military strength or an ability to defend a country or retaliate strongly enough to deter an enemy from attacking.
[4] something that deters
[5] a weapon or combination of weapons, esp nuclear, held by one state, etc, to deter attack by another
[6] tending or used to deter; restraining

Words related to Deterrent

hindrance, obstacle, disincentive, shackle, preventative, leash, defense, bridle, rein, curb, discouragement, determent, check, preventive

Words nearby Deterrent

determine, determined, determiner, determinism, deterrence, deterrent, detersive, detest, detestable, detestation, dethatch

Origin of Deterrent

1820–30; < Latin dēterrent- (stem of dēterrēns ), present participle of dēterrēre. See deter, -ent

Other words from Deterrent

de·ter·rent·ly , adverb
non·de·ter·rent , adjective

Word origin for Deterrent

C19: from Latin dēterrēns hindering; see deter

Synonyms for Deterrent

disincentive, hindrance, obstacle, bridle, check, curb, defense, determent, discouragement, leash, preventative, preventive, rein, shackle