UNENCOURAGING Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

unencouraging

adjective

Definition of unencouraging

as in irreparable

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As part of that sentencing process, the families of those who were killed will have a chance to speak about the irreparable harm done to them — which will inevitably bring about a reopening of the wounds of loss and tragedy.

— Sharon Risher, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026
To determine whether one side or the other will suffer irreparable harm.

— John E. Jones III, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of irreparable

Adjective

From those unpromising beginnings, Ondaatje found, in his writing, newness and, in language, a certain freedom.

— Amitava Kumar, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of unpromising

Adjective

What mattered was making sure the initial choice never became irreversible, so an organization could change models as its scale and requirements evolved.

— Sergey Stopnevich, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
One character’s private moral failure ripples outward into mass death, public catastrophe, and irreversible damage for all surrounding him.

— Henry Metz, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of irreversible

Adjective

The Housewife is certainly at its most potent during those earlier sequences, when Sheridan’s Lelyveld is under the mistaken impression that Hermine Ryan is the unwitting victim rather than the unrepentant perpetrator.

— Michael Rechtshaffen, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
Voldemort, Harry Potter Cruel with no hope of redemption, Harry Potter‘s nemesis (Ralph Fiennes in the films) is an old-school unrepentant, power-hungry, control freak.

— Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of unrepentant

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