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daunting

verb , present participle of daunt

Synonyms and Antonyms of daunting

to lessen the courage or confidence of

the raging inferno didn't daunt the firefighters for a moment

Synonyms of daunting

chilling, demoralizing, discouraging, disheartening, dismaying, dispiriting, frustrating, unmanning, unnerving

Words Related to daunting

browbeating, bullying, cowing, intimidating

depressing, saddening, weighing

afflicting, trying

dampening, damping, deadening

distressing, troubling

bothering, irking, vexing, worrying

debilitating, enfeebling, undermining, weakening

frightening, horrifying, scaring

Phrases Synonymous with daunting

throwing cold water on

Near Antonyms of daunting

buoying (up), cheering, gladdening

animating, enlivening, invigorating

enforcing, fortifying, reinforcing (also reenforcing), strengthening

assuring, reassuring

boosting, energizing, exciting, galvanizing, inspiring, lifting, provoking, quickening, rallying, stimulating, stirring

Antonyms of daunting

emboldening, encouraging, heartening, nerving, steeling

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