Synonyms for discouraged
dis·cour·aged

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1. demoralized, demoralised, discouraged, disheartenedadjective

   made less hopeful or enthusiastic

   "desperate demoralized people looking for work"; "felt discouraged by the magnitude of the problem"; "the disheartened instructor tried vainly to arouse their interest"

   Synonyms:
   demoralized, demoralised, disheartened

   Antonyms:
   resolute, optimistic

2. discouragedadjective

   lacking in resolution

   "the accident left others discouraged about going there"

   Synonyms:
   demoralized, demoralised, disheartened

   Antonyms:
   optimistic, resolute

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1. List of paraphrases for "discouraged":

   deterred, disheartened, dispirited, discouraging, despondent

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1. Thomas J. Watson:

   Would you like me to give you a formula for... success? It's quite simple, really. Double your rate of failure. You're thinking of failure as the enemy of success. But it isn't at all... you can be discouraged by failure -- or you can learn from it. So go ahead and make mistakes. Make all you can. Because, remember that's where you'll find success. On the far side.

2. Lucy Ivey:

   With a new law like this, they may now be intimidated and discouraged by the legal hoops required to use social media out of fear of authority or their parents, or fear of losing their privacy at a time when teens are figuring out who they are.

3. Antony Blinken:

   Every engagement in diplomacy has been designed to further the nuclear program, not to find a way out... I just urge people not to let the tactical ambiguity obstruct the strategic clarity about North Korea that we have, so we should not be overly encouraged if suddenly (North Korea leader Kim Jong Un) proposes dialogue tomorrow, nor should we be overly surprised, or discouraged, if there’s an ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missile) launch by Sunday.

4. Sarah Wilson:

   These people are putting their lives at risk and instead of being appreciated many of them are facing unfounded stigma on their return, they should be lauded when they come back home… not discouraged from volunteering.

5. Richard Chazal:

   Cost is a problem, there is concern on the part of many clinicians that if patients are reasonably stable and one starts a new medicine then they may become discouraged by the cost and actually stop taking medication.