All exhort antonyms

verb exhort

• forbid — to command (a person) not to do something, have something, etc., or not to enter some place: to forbid him entry to the house.
• deter — To deter someone from doing something means to make them not want to do it or continue doing it.
• discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
• dissuade — to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
• answer — When you answer someone who has asked you something, you say something back to them.
• leave alone — separate, apart, or isolated from others: I want to be alone.