All induce antonyms
in·duce
I i verb induce
- dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
- prevent — to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
- destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.
- deter — To deter someone from doing something means to make them not want to do it or continue doing it.
- impede — to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
- delay — If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later.
- hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- halt — to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
- kill — to deprive of life in any manner; cause the death of; slay. Synonyms: slaughter, massacre, butcher; hang, electrocute, behead, guillotine, strangle, garrote; assassinate.
- stay — (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
- leave alone — separate, apart, or isolated from others: I want to be alone.
- lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
- fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- repel — to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).