Need another word that means the same as “discouraged”? Find 3 synonyms and 30 related words for “discouraged” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Discouraged” are: demoralised, demoralized, disheartened
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “discouraged” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| demoralised | Made less hopeful or enthusiastic. |
| demoralized | Made less hopeful or enthusiastic. Desperate demoralized people looking for work. |
| disheartened | Having lost determination or confidence; dispirited. The disheartened instructor tried vainly to arouse their interest. |
| abstinent | Refraining from an activity or from the consumption of something, especially alcohol. Not totally abstinent but abstemious. |
| alcohol | A liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent. He has not taken alcohol in twenty five years. |
| alcoholic | Containing or relating to alcohol. Alcoholic liquor. |
| ban | 100 bani equal 1 leu in Romania. Parking is banned around the harbour in summer. |
| banned | Forbidden by law. |
| bleak | Unpleasantly cold and damp. Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult. |
| contraband | Distributed or sold illicitly. Contraband brandy. |
| crestfallen | Brought low in spirit. He came back empty handed and crestfallen. |
| dejected | Sad and depressed; dispirited. He stood in the street looking dejected. |
| depressed | (of a person) in a state of unhappiness or despondency. Depressed by the loss of his job. |
| despondent | Without or almost without hope. Despondent about his failure. |
| disappointed | Sad or displeased because someone or something has failed to fulfil one’s hopes or expectations. Thousands of disappointed customers were kept waiting. |
| disconsolate | Very unhappy and unable to be comforted. A disconsolate winter landscape. |
| dispirited | Filled with melancholy and despondency. A dispirited and resigned expression on her face. |
| forbid | Refuse to allow (something. My sense of tact forbids an honest answer. |
| forbidden | Excluded from use or mention. A list of forbidden books. |
| gloomy | Filled with melancholy and despondency. Gloomy at the thought of what he had to face. |
| hangdog | Showing a sense of guilt- Eric Linklater. The hangdog look of a condemned man. |
| heartsick | Very despondent, typically from grief or loss of love. Weary and heartsick she forced herself to search throughout the remains of the village. |
| hopeless | Very bad or incompetent. With a hopeless sigh he sat down. |
| illegalize | Declare illegal; outlaw. |
| impermissible | Not permitted or allowed. Impermissible behavior. |
| pessimistic | Expecting the worst possible outcome. He was pessimistic about the prospects. |
| prohibit | Command against. The budget agreement had prohibited any tax cuts. |
| prohibition | A decree that prohibits something. In 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US. |
| prohibitionist | A reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages. |
| prohibitory | Tending to discourage (especially of prices. |
| proscribe | Outlaw (someone. A plaque on which were the names of proscribed traitors. |
| proscription | A decree that prohibits something. The proscription of the party after the 1715 Rebellion. |
| taboo | Place under a taboo. Speaking about sex is a taboo in his country. |
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