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Synonyms for disheartening
dis·heart·en·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
demoralizing, demoralising, disheartening, dispiritingadjective
destructive of morale and self-reliance
Synonyms:
demoralizing, dispiriting, demoralisingAntonyms:
encouraging
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "disheartening":
discouraging, depressing, disappointing, daunting, demotivating, distressing, frustrating
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#15738 | frustrating | |
#15772 | disappointing | |
#20906 | depressing | |
#22594 | daunting | |
#36836 | discouraging | |
#42423 | distressing | |
#76343 | disheartening | |
#109555 | demoralizing | |
#190335 | dispiriting | |
#221533 | demoralising |
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As a veteran of the civil rights movement myself, what I find most disheartening is their support of the dumbing down of standards.
It's very disheartening to see generation after generation go through this, it's even worse when a child is put through it.
When anyone criticizes the honesty, integrity, the motives of a federal judge, I find that disheartening, I find that demoralizing, because I know the truth.
The primary goal of every man and woman who serves in the Coast Guard is to rescue those in need and save lives, this is why we serve. It is extremely disheartening anytime we are unable to accomplish this goal.
Seeing something like that happen in such an open place was disheartening.
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