UNENCOURAGING Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

unencouraging

adjective

Definition of unencouraging

as in irreparable

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Adjective

Parties seeking either kind of preliminary relief must show a likelihood of success on the merits, a likelihood of irreparable harm in the absence of a court order, and that the order would be in the public interest.

— Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 20 July 2026
When Moore finally abandons the pretense and focuses in earnest on his presidential ambitions, the damage to Maryland will be incalculable and likely irreparable.

— Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2026

Definition of irreparable

Adjective

The surprising discovery awaiting us below the thicket of its atmosphere has quashed the notion that worlds far from the Sun are unpromising destinations in the search for life-supporting environments.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 May 2026
ADCs were once widely viewed as an unpromising technology, but Daiichi Sankyo’s success has revived interest and intensified competition across the industry.

— PwC Consulting LLC Contributor, Forbes.com, 11 May 2026

Definition of unpromising

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The second half follows the next generation of Buendías as progress and modernity reshape the town, sending Macondo on an irreversible path toward decline – and the fulfillment of its long-foretold curse.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 17 July 2026
That pressure can turn years of savings into an irreversible transfer.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of irreversible

Adjective

The group has been unrepentant over the schism with Rome, ⁠saying Leo had failed to hear its concerns.

— Reuters, NBC news, 5 July 2026
No longer is Cady an unrepentant rapist whom the lawyer Sam sent away, horrified by Cady’s violence and concerned about what men like Cady could do to Bowden’s own teenage daughter.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 June 2026

Definition of unrepentant

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