dissuasive
Meant to discourage
Dissuasive describes something intended to discourage or deter: dissuasive measures, a dissuasive argument.
The word is formal and relatively uncommon, appearing mostly in policy discussions about deterrence.
A dissuasive force aims to convince someone not to act rather than to prevent them physically.
Thing that discourages action
- discouragingCausing loss of confidence
- off-puttingCausing mild aversion
- disincentiveFactor discouraging action
- demotivatingReducing willingness to try
disheartening · uninviting · unappealing · daunting · intimidating · repellent · dispiriting · uninspiring
Alert about danger
- admonitionMild verbal correction
- advisoryNotice recommending action
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- forewarningNotice of future trouble
precaution · ominous · red flag · prophylactic · prudent · protective · anticipatory · preventative
Not able to persuade
- unpersuasiveFailing to convince
- ineffectiveLacking power to achieve
- weakLacking power or force
- implausibleUnlikely to be true
flimsy · dubious · tenuous · uncompelling · insubstantial · questionable · unsound · unsupported
Obstruction preventing passage
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
- blockadeSealing off a place
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
- hindranceBarrier to progress
safeguard · interdiction · prohibition · restraint · check · curb · firewall · guard
deterrent
Thing that discourages action
- discouragingCausing loss of confidence
- off-puttingCausing mild aversion
- disincentiveFactor discouraging action
demotivating · disheartening · uninviting · unappealing · daunting · intimidating · repellent · dispiriting · uninspiring · foreboding
warning
Alert about danger
- admonitionMild verbal correction
- advisoryNotice recommending action
- alertWarning or watchfulness
forewarning · precaution · ominous · red flag · prophylactic · prudent · protective · anticipatory · preventative · preemptive
unconvincing
Not able to persuade
- unpersuasiveFailing to convince
- ineffectiveLacking power to achieve
- weakLacking power or force
implausible · flimsy · dubious · tenuous · uncompelling · insubstantial · questionable · unsound · unsupported · unsubstantiated
barrier
Obstruction preventing passage
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
- blockadeSealing off a place
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
hindrance · safeguard · interdiction · prohibition · restraint · check · curb · firewall · guard · deterrence
dissuasivepersuasive
Able to convince others
encouraging · exhortative · hortatory · coaxing · ingratiatory
dissuasivecompelling
Powerfully engaging or persuasive
convincing · cogent · telling · weighty · forceful