as in irreparable
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Recent Examples of unencouraging
The investigations and any response in this case by FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) are ongoing (read: pathetically slow and unencouraging).
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Shireen Ahmed, Time, 5 June 2019
Shireen Ahmed, Time, 5 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unencouraging
Adjective
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The suit claims irreparable harm and asks the court for immediate injunctive relief shutting the passes down.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
9 Sep. 2025
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In its lawsuit, Ryan LLC argued that the noncompete ban would inflict irreparable harm by enabling its employees to leave for the competition, potentially taking with them valuable skills and information gained on the job.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In short, the future feels scary and unpromising.—
Kian Bakhtiari,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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But no money was appropriated for reading reform beyond that amount, which would suggest an unpromising future for state support of reading reforms.—
Alan J. Borsuk,
jsonline.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Yet, diagnoses often come only after irreversible damage occurs.—
Somnath Banerjee,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The lake, which spans northwestern Iran, has been reduced to a fraction of its former size, with officials and scientists warning of potentially irreversible ecological and human consequences.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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As the controversy raged on, the couple remained boldly unrepentant.—
Johnny Dodd,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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More twisted still is the underlying explanation for Maddie’s psychosis, which eventually comes out in therapy, giving Johnston a chance to play the unrepentant screen mom.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Unencouraging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unencouraging. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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