Vocabulary
Deterrent
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
a thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something.
Urdu meaning
رخنہ، رکاوٹ، تسدید
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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Rather than prompting action, these encounters have at times been praised by political authorities as an effective deterrent against crime.
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Extrajudicial killing
— 2026-04-22
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The question is: are our laws enough of a deterrent considering that criminals are rarely convicted?
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Savage `honour`
— 2026-04-18
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The department in question has been hailed by the Punjab government as an effective deterrent.
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Daylight murders
— 2025-12-12
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Islamabad`s security assurances to Riyadh will serve as a deterrent to entities deemed hostile such as the Houthis and will discourage Iran from initiating a proxy campaign to strategically encircle Saudi Arabia.
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Strategic ambitions
— 2025-12-02
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We need to ask ourselves why then is the prohibition on suicides not having its deterrent effect in a country with 97pc Muslims.This silence is strategic.
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A manmade mental crisis
— 2025-11-01
Synonyms
disincentive, discouragement, dissuasion, damper, brake, curb, check
Antonyms
incentive, encouragement
Curator example
“cameras are a major deterrent to crime”
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