Discouraging synonyms
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Part of speech:
Dismal; dreary:
Causing to lose heart; making despondent or gloomy; scare; discourage.
Acting to discourage one
The definition of inopportune is something that occurs at an inconvenient time.
Causing or characterized by disadvantage; unfavorable; adverse; detrimental
Suggesting an unwelcome future
dismal (related)
Causing gloom or misery; depressing
unfavorable (related)
Likely to be a hindrance; disadvantageous:
encouraging (antonym)
Auspicious, or bringing good luck
heartening (antonym)
inspiriting (antonym)
Giving impetus or spirit; animating, encouraging.
inspiring (antonym)
Tending to enliven, motivate, or exalt:
auspicious (antonym)
Marked by success; prosperous.
favorable (antonym)
The definition of favorable is positive, advantageous or approving.
To prevent or discourage from acting, as by means of fear or doubt:
To urge or exhort
Warn is defined as to tell or caution against danger.
To cause to lose courage or firmness of purpose:
To keep under control
To keep from happening; avert:
To get in the way of so as to hide from sight.
To imtimidate is defined as to frighten someone or to make someone be in awe of you, especially if you do so in order to get what you want.
To keep back; restrain; get in the way of; prevent; stop
To cause to feel fright; make suddenly afraid; scare; terrify
To cause to lose spirit or enthusiasm; dishearten.
To cause to lose enthusiasm or resolution; disillusion or discourage:
(Computing) To declare something obsolescent; to recommend against a function, technique, command, etc. that still works but has been replaced.
To put into disorder; confuse.
Fuller
To deaden, depress, reduce, or lessen
To hold in restraint; check:
To keep in check; restrain:
To cause someone to become quiet.
Check means to test, examine, compare or inspect something to see if it is as it should be.
To fill with alarm or anxious concern.
(Slang) To calm down or relax. Often used with out.
To hurt, frighten, or tyrannize over, as a bully does; browbeat
To make timid and submissive by filling with fear or awe; intimidate
To cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; bewilder or perplex.
To become frightened:
To cause to lie flat:
To turn aside.
facilitating (antonym)
To help bring about
expediting (antonym)
Expedite is defined as to make something happen more quickly.
helping (antonym)
To refrain from; avoid or resist. Used with can or cannot:
cheering (antonym)
To encourage with cheers:
Find another word for discouraging. In this page you can discover 52 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for discouraging, like: sad, depressing, disheartening, repressing, inopportune, disadvantageous, dissuading, dismal, unfavorable, encouraging and heartening.