Synonyms of dispiriting

dispiriting 1 of 2

adjective

as in disheartening

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

dispiriting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of dispirit

as in discouraging

to lessen the courage or confidence of

dispirited by the overwhelming amount of information needed to write the report

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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