I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ effective , good , great , powerful , real
▪ credible
▪ the ultimate ( esp. BrE )
▪
Defenders of the death penalty regard it as the ultimate ~.
▪ nuclear
▪
They stressed the need for an independent nuclear ~.
▪ strategic ( esp. AmE )
VERB + DETERRENT
▪ act as , be , provide
▪
a punishment that will act as a ~ to other offenders
DETERRENT + NOUN
▪ effect
▪
They were arguing about the ~ effect of nuclear weapons.
PREPOSITION
▪ as a ~
▪
The bodies of executed criminals were hung on the city gates as a ~.
▪ ~ against
▪
a ~ against cheating
▪ ~ for
▪
There is no effective ~ for these young criminals.
▪ ~ to
▪
a ~ to crime
▪
a ~ to all but the most determined attacker
II.
adj.
Deterrent is used with these nouns: ↑ effect