deterrable
Able to dissuade
Deterrable describes someone or something that can be discouraged from acting through the threat of consequences.
The term appears most often in security and foreign policy discussions: Is this adversary deterrable, or will they act regardless of the costs?
A deterrable actor weighs risks before proceeding; an undeterrable one cannot be stopped by threats alone.
Able to be deterred
- preventableCapable of being stopped
- stoppableAble to be halted
- avoidableCapable of being prevented
- controllableAble to be regulated
manageable · restrainable · checkable · curbed · inhibited · suppressed · contained · curtailed
Punitive international restrictions
- retaliationPunitive response to injury
- countermeasuresDefensive actions against threats
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
- dissuasionConvincing someone not to
nuclear · strategic · defense · missile · mutual · assured · destruction · nonproliferation
Governed by logic
- calculatingColdly self-serving in strategy
- risk-aversePreferring safety over uncertainty
- self-interestedConcerned with personal gain
- pragmaticFocused on workable solutions
amenable · responsive · persuadable · tractable · compliant · cooperative · susceptible · vulnerable
Precaution against harm
- disincentiveFactor discouraging action
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
hindrance · blockade · prohibition · restraint · constraint · limitation · warning · consequence
dissuadable
Able to be deterred
- preventableCapable of being stopped
- stoppableAble to be halted
- avoidableCapable of being prevented
controllable · manageable · restrainable · checkable · curbed · inhibited · suppressed · contained · curtailed · modifiable
sanctions
Punitive international restrictions
- retaliationPunitive response to injury
- countermeasuresDefensive actions against threats
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
dissuasion · nuclear · strategic · defense · missile · mutual · assured · destruction · nonproliferation · adversary
rational
Governed by logic
- calculatingColdly self-serving in strategy
- risk-aversePreferring safety over uncertainty
- self-interestedConcerned with personal gain
pragmatic · amenable · responsive · persuadable · tractable · compliant · cooperative · susceptible · vulnerable · sensitive
safeguard
Precaution against harm
- disincentiveFactor discouraging action
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
impediment · hindrance · blockade · prohibition · restraint · constraint · limitation · warning · consequence · penalty
deterrableundeterrable
Impossible to discourage
undeterred · implacable · unstoppable · relentless · inexorable
deterrablejustifiable
Able to be defended
defensible · excusable · warranted · legitimate · permissible
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