unencouraging

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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). Shireen Ahmed, Time, 5 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unencouraging
Adjective
  • The statements have caused irreparable harm because the government’s sustained public commentary, designed to further a political agenda, will have a prejudicial impact on a future jury.
    Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Her fear is that either choice may cause irreparable harm.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • In short, the future feels scary and unpromising.
    Kian Bakhtiari, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • In May 2014, NASA announced at a press conference that a portion of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet appeared to have reached a point of irreversible retreat.
    Evan Howell, Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Rising temperatures are wiping out the planet's warm-water coral reefs, and the dieback may be irreversible, according to the latest Global Tipping Points Report released by researchers worldwide.
    Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Josh Safdie cannot resist an unrepentant scumbag protagonist.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
  • In a 164-page sentencing memo sent to Judge Aron Subramanian, who oversaw the at times sensational federal trial, the prosecutors cited Combs’ unrepentant attitude and conduct while in federal lockup for the past 11 months in their filing regarding the recommendation.
    Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025

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“Unencouraging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unencouraging. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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