Synonyms of discouraging

discouraging 1 of 2

adjective

as in demoralizing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demoralizing
• disheartening
• dismaying
• disconcerting
• daunting
• dispiriting
• troublesome
• troubling
• upsetting
• disturbing
• worrisome
• unsettling
• disquieting
• discomfiting
• distressing
• frightening
• nagging
• discomforting
• perturbing
• scary
• troublous
• chilling
• alarming
• discomposing
• nasty
• terrifying
• fearful
• terrible
• shocking
• horrible
• harassing
• horrifying
• forbidding
• persecutory
• formidable
• dreadful
• ghastly
• dread
• horrendous
• intimidating
• dire
• persecutive
• frightful
• fearsome
• direful
• hair-raising

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reassuring
• settling
• soothing
• calming
• comforting
• relaxing
• inviting
• narcotic
• dreamy
• consoling
• quieting
• sedative
• tranquilizing
• tranquillizing
• lulling
• pacifying

discouraging

2 of 2

verb

present participle of discourage

1

as in frustrating

to lessen the courage or confidence of

I didn't let losing discourage me from trying again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frustrating
• disheartening
• daunting
• intimidating
• demoralizing
• frightening
• unnerving
• dispiriting
• dismaying
• scaring
• troubling
• horrifying
• worrying
• bothering
• chilling
• saddening
• trying
• afflicting
• distressing
• weighing
• throwing cold water on
• bullying
• unmanning
• depressing
• browbeating
• undermining
• weakening
• debilitating
• cowing
• deadening
• vexing
• irking
• dampening
• damping
• enfeebling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• encouraging
• cheering
• enforcing
• reinforcing
• invigorating
• emboldening
• strengthening
• heartening
• enlivening
• reassuring
• exciting
• nerving
• animating
• assuring
• steeling
• stimulating
• fortifying
• gladdening
• stirring
• inspiring
• lifting
• provoking
• buoying (up)
• energizing
• galvanizing
• reenforcing
• boosting
• rallying
• quickening

2

as in dissuading

to steer (a person) from an activity or course of action

the higher fines may help discourage drivers from speeding on the highway

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dissuading
• deterring
• inhibiting
• diverting
• unselling
• repelling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• encouraging
• persuading
• urging
• exhorting
• prodding
• inducing
• prompting
• goading
• impelling
• egging (on)