Synonyms of unmanning

unmanning

verb

present participle of unman

1

as in paralyzing

to deprive of courage or confidence

the near crash of the airliner was a completely unmanning experience for the passengers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• paralyzing
• frightening
• terrifying
• intimidating
• scaring
• emasculating
• unnerving
• demoralizing
• unsettling
• undoing
• unstringing
• wasting
• debilitating
• weakening
• enfeebling
• terrorizing
• softening
• disturbing
• enervating
• sapping
• neutering
• discouraging
• upsetting
• tiring
• dispiriting
• disheartening
• unbalancing
• deranging
• daunting
• disquieting
• perturbing
• dismaying
• maddening
• prostrating
• unhinging
• discomposing
• crazing
• fazing
• psyching (out)
• weirding out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strengthening
• nerving
• fortifying
• encouraging
• emboldening
• heartening

• strengthening
• nerving
• fortifying
• encouraging
• emboldening
• heartening

2

as in discouraging

to lessen the courage or confidence of

players who wouldn't let themselves be unmanned by the loss of a single game

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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