DISCOURAGING: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DISCOURAGING?

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Associations of "Discouraging" (30 Words)

aggressive	Tending to spread quickly. An aggressive basketball player.
baleful	Having a harmful or destructive effect. The baleful influence of Rasputin.
daunting	Discouraging through fear. A daunting task.
degrading	Used of conduct; characterized by dishonor. The prisoners were subjected to cruel and degrading treatment.
disappointed	Disappointingly unsuccessful. I m disappointed in you Mary.
endanger	Put (someone or something) at risk or in danger. The pollution is endangering the crops.
forbidding	An official prohibition or edict against something. Forbidding thunderclouds.
foreboding	Ominously prophetic. A steadily escalating sense of foreboding.
formidable	Inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable. The formidable army of brains at the Prime Minister s disposal.
frustrating	Discouraging by hindering. It can be very frustrating to find that the size you want isn t there.
humiliating	Causing awareness of your shortcomings. A humiliating defeat.
insulting	Expressing extreme contempt. Their language is insulting to women.
intimidate	Make timid or fearful. The forts are designed to intimidate the nationalist population.
intimidating	Having a frightening, overawing, or threatening effect. Public speaking is an intimidating experience.
menace	Something that is a source of danger. He menaced the bank manager with a stick.
menacing	Threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments. Our officers encountered menacing looks from teenagers.
minatory	Threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments. He is unlikely to be deterred by minatory finger wagging.
omen	Indicate as with a sign or an omen. The raven seemed a bird of evil omen.
ominous	Giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen; threateningly inauspicious. A dead and ominous silence prevailed.
roar	Make a loud noise, as of animal. Her remarks brought a roar of laughter from the old man.
sad	Of things that make you feel sad Christina Rossetti. The show is tongue in cheek anyone who takes it seriously is a bit sad.
sinister	Stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable. There was something sinister about that murmuring voice.
stressful	Extremely irritating to the nerves. Corporate finance work can be stressful.
tedious	So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness. Tedious days on the train.
threat	A statement of an intention to inflict pain, injury, damage, or other hostile action on someone in retribution for something done or not done. His threat to kill me was quite explicit.
threatening	Threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments. Taylor was in custody on a charge of threatening behaviour.
unhappy	Not happy. An unhappy coincidence.
unpleasant	Disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings. Unpleasant odors.
unsatisfied	Not having been satisfied. The compromise left all sides unsatisfied.
villain	The person or thing responsible for specified problems, harm, or damage. A pantomime villain.