Synonyms for discouraging
dis·cour·ag·ing

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1. discouragingadjective

   depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action

   "where never is heard a discouraging word"

   Antonyms:
   hortatory, exhortatory, promotive, hortative, inspiriting, heartening, persuasive, encouraging, rallying, exhortative

2. discouragingadjective

   expressing disapproval

   Antonyms:
   hortative, hortatory, exhortatory, rallying, exhortative, persuasive, inspiriting, promotive, encouraging, heartening

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1. discouragingadjective

   Synonyms:
   depressing, disheartening, dissuasive

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1. List of paraphrases for "discouraging":

   disheartening, disappointing, daunting, depressing, deterring, discouraged, frustrating, demotivating, dissuasive, detering, grim

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1. Mark Twain:

   It is discouraging to try and penetrate a mind like yours. You ought to get it out and dance on it. That would take some of the rigidity out of it.

2. Finance Minister Taro Aso:

   As a result, it should encourage Japan-bound investment rather than discouraging it.

3. Eric Adler:

   What's particularly concerning is the increased mortality associated with heart failure in young people, it's a shame, because Eric Adler have better therapeutics than Eric Adler've ever had before for heart failure : better medicines, better surgeries and mechanical devices that support the failing heart. So it's certainly a bit discouraging from the standpoint of someone that focuses on heart failure to see that despite Eric Adler best efforts and new technologies, Eric Adler're seeing an increase in the prevalence and morbidity associated with heart failure.

4. Adam Lisberg:

   Some people are trying to score ideological points by discouraging the use of important equipment and tools that save lives and protect American first responders.

5. Artem Chigvintsev:

   It feels really discouraging, in a sense, to come back next week, i was literally wanting to have ear muffs and put it on top of [ Kaitlyns ] head.