Synonyms of throwing cold water on

throwing cold water on

phrase

present participle of throw cold water on

as in discouraging

to lessen the courage or confidence of

Her parents threw cold water on her dream of becoming a poet.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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