Synonyms for Dis-courages:

• v.

  •bar (verb)
  • deny,
  • eliminate,
  • circumvent,
  • forbid,
  • limit,
  • disallow,
  • restrain,
  • exile,
  • override,
  • interdict,
  • boycott,
  • ostracize,
  • shut out,
  • rule out,
  • ban,
  • except,
  • debar,
  • reject,
  • discourage,
  • preclude,
  • keep out,
  • exclude,
  • segregate,
  • refuse,
  • freeze out,
  • suspend,
  • outlaw,
  • condemn,
  • enjoin,
  • frustrate,
  • stop.
  •check (verb)
  • choke,
  • stay,
  • rebuff,
  • snub,
  • harness,
  • obviate,
  • bottleneck,
  • bridle,
  • arrest,
  • neutralize,
  • slacken pace,
  • tame,
  • counteract,
  • bar,
  • cut short,
  • reduce,
  • moderate,
  • play for time,
  • halt,
  • interrupt,
  • hold down,
  • baffle,
  • nip in the bud,
  • terminate,
  • hold,
  • retard,
  • slow down,
  • foil,
  • suppress,
  • thwart,
  • checkmate,
  • constrain,
  • pause,
  • rein in,
  • bit,
  • squelch,
  • repulse,
  • delay,
  • hold in.
  •dampen (verb)
  • allay,
  • cloud,
  • cool,
  • dispirit,
  • mute,
  • dull,
  • deaden,
  • muffle,
  • humble,
  • diminish,
  • stifle.
  •daunt (verb)
  • consternate,
  • deter,
  • subdue,
  • terrify,
  • horrify,
  • browbeat,
  • dishearten.
  •delay (verb)
  • detain,
  • shelve,
  • lag,
  • dawdle,
  • table,
  • dilly-dally,
  • hamper,
  • restrict,
  • gain time,
  • filibuster,
  • tarry,
  • stall,
  • clog,
  • stave off,
  • block,
  • defer,
  • intermit,
  • encumber,
  • prorogue,
  • hold over,
  • keep,
  • loiter,
  • procrastinate,
  • postpone,
  • drag,
  • bide time,
  • slacken,
  • temporize,
  • confine,
  • lay over,
  • remand,
  • linger,
  • prolong,
  • adjourn,
  • protract.
  •demoralize (verb)
  • disconcert,
  • muddle,
  • upset,
  • take steam out,
  • unman,
  • rattle,
  • blow out,
  • sap,
  • cripple,
  • psych out,
  • get to,
  • undermine,
  • snarl,
  • blow up,
  • nonplus,
  • unzip,
  • debilitate,
  • send up,
  • enfeeble,
  • take apart,
  • Unglue,
  • disorder,
  • disturb,
  • damp,
  • embarrass,
  • disorganize,
  • unsettle,
  • disarrange,
  • weaken,
  • jumble.
  •depress (verb)
  • darken,
  • desolate,
  • bear down,
  • lower,
  • perturb,
  • debase,
  • weigh down,
  • faze,
  • scorn,
  • mortify,
  • ail,
  • press,
  • keep under,
  • run down,
  • abase,
  • drain,
  • bug,
  • weary,
  • degrade,
  • slow,
  • oppress,
  • enervate,
  • put down,
  • torment,
  • turn one off,
  • reduce to tears,
  • sadden,
  • beat,
  • devitalize,
  • mock,
  • bum out.
  •deter (verb)
  • act like a wet blanket,
  • Forfend,
  • avert,
  • prohibit,
  • caution,
  • forestall,
  • dissuade,
  • put a damper on.
  •discountenance (verb)
  • disapprove,
  • take a dim view of,
  • Discommend,
  • not stand for,
  • resist,
  • object to,
  • take exception to,
  • frown on,
  • count me out,
  • hold no brief for,
  • dispute,
  • disesteem,
  • not go for.
  •discourage (verb)
  • confuse,
  • turn aside,
  • inhibit,
  • appall,
  • demoralize,
  • turn off,
  • deprecate,
  • overawe,
  • abash,
  • hold back,
  • keep back,
  • break one's heart,
  • bother,
  • cow,
  • shake,
  • dash,
  • depress,
  • curb,
  • irk,
  • disfavor,
  • trouble,
  • divert,
  • unnerve,
  • daunt,
  • vex,
  • throw cold water on,
  • frighten,
  • deject,
  • dismay,
  • hinder,
  • withhold,
  • distress,
  • warn,
  • weigh,
  • hold off,
  • interfere,
  • repress,
  • awe,
  • beat down,
  • disparage,
  • cast down,
  • bully,
  • put off,
  • prostrate,
  • scare,
  • check,
  • disincline,
  • obstruct,
  • prevent,
  • alarm,
  • Disadvise,
  • chill,
  • dampen,
  • indispose,
  • intimidate,
  • discountenance,
  • quiet,
  • afflict,
  • droop,
  • try,
  • impede,
  • control,
  • talk out of.
  •dishearten (verb)
  • get down,
  • crush,
  • throw a pall over,
  • humiliate.
  •dismay (verb)
  • discompose,
  • confound,
  • screw up,
  • affright,
  • dumbfound,
  • agitate,
  • throw into a tizzy,
  • louse up,
  • paralyze,
  • disquiet,
  • mystify,
  • disillusion,
  • discomfit,
  • puzzle,
  • muck up,
  • foul up,
  • terrorize,
  • mess up,
  • throw,
  • snafu,
  • unhinge,
  • flummox,
  • fluster,
  • perplex,
  • take aback,
  • bewilder.
  •disparage (verb)
  • deride,
  • underestimate,
  • pan,
  • denigrate,
  • write off,
  • derogate,
  • dismiss,
  • traduce,
  • downcry,
  • disdain,
  • cry down,
  • undervalue,
  • decry,
  • vilify,
  • belittle,
  • depreciate,
  • malign,
  • discredit,
  • smear,
  • dispraise,
  • minimize,
  • roast,
  • slam,
  • scorch,
  • dis,
  • put hooks in,
  • underrate,
  • dump on,
  • defame,
  • rap,
  • tear down,
  • ridicule,
  • slander,
  • abuse,
  • sour grapes.
  •dissuade (verb)
  • exhort,
  • chicken out,
  • caution against,
  • cry out against,
  • persuade not to,
  • lean on,
  • derail,
  • throw off,
  • throw a wet blanket on,
  • expostulate,
  • prick,
  • counsel,
  • remonstrate,
  • urge not to,
  • advise against.
  •divert (verb)
  • disengage,
  • abstract,
  • catch flies,
  • circumlocute,
  • attract attention,
  • draw away,
  • detract,
  • lead astray,
  • lead away,
  • distract,
  • sidetrack,
  • detach,
  • get around,
  • send on a wild-goose chase,
  • bend the rules.
  •freeze (verb)
  • fix,
  • hold up,
  • peg.
  •frighten (verb)
  • panic,
  • repel,
  • petrify,
  • discomfort,
  • scare away,
  • disburb,
  • astound,
  • curdle the blood,
  • spook,
  • chill to the bone,
  • strike terror into,
  • make blood run cold,
  • startle,
  • scare to death,
  • make teeth chatter,
  • bulldoze,
  • stiff,
  • scare off.
  •frown (verb)
  • object,
  • not take kindly to,
  • look askance at,
  • dislike,
  • show displeasure.
  •frustrate (verb)
  • overcome,
  • crimp,
  • counter,
  • annul,
  • dash one's hope,
  • hang up,
  • cramp,
  • defeat,
  • negate,
  • stump,
  • ruin,
  • outwit,
  • cramp one's style,
  • give the run around,
  • stymie,
  • balk,
  • nullify,
  • cancel,
  • render null and void,
  • upset the applecart,
  • conquer,
  • lick,
  • confront.
  •inhibit (verb)
  • hog-tie,
  • sandbag,
  • keep in,
  • ward,
  • put on brakes,
  • taboo.
  •puncture (verb)
  • take down a peg,
  • blow sky high,
  • knock props from under,
  • take wind out of sails,
  • shoot full of holes,
  • poke full of holes,
  • disprove,
  • flatten,
  • explode,
  • knock bottom out.
  •rebuff (verb)
  • fend off,
  • ignore,
  • disregard,
  • oppose,
  • slight,
  • send away,
  • decline,
  • cut,
  • brush off,
  • push back,
  • keep at arm's length,
  • beat off,
  • chide,
  • ward off,
  • rebuke,
  • pass up,
  • reprove,
  • not hear of,
  • spurn,
  • put in one's place,
  • keep at bay,
  • tell off,
  • lash out at,
  • keep at a distance,
  • neglect,
  • turn down,
  • cross,
  • repudiate.
  •sadden (verb)
  • make blue,
  • dampen spirits,
  • deplore,
  • bring one down,
  • down,
  • grieve,
  • drag down,
  • put into a funk.
  •scarify (verb)
  • scare the daylights out of,
  • silly,
  • make one's hair stand on end,
  • make one's blood run cold.
  •unnerve (verb)
  • needle,
  • give a turn,
  • ride,
  • buffalo,
  • Uncalm,
  • disarm,
  • bowl over,
  • discombobulate,
  • floor.
  •wean (verb)
  • unaccustom,
  • remove.

Antonyms for Dis-courages:

• v.

  • bar
    advocate, ratify, unfasten, release, accept, admit, free, sanction, loosen, open, keep, choose, welcome, continue, add, include, clear, go, grant.
  • check
    expedite, abet, liberate, indulge.
  • dampen
    brighten, heat, dry, increase, warm, incite.
  • daunt
    embolden, delight, undaunt, urge.
  • delay
    dispatch, abandon, rush, speed, promote, further, complete, hurry, unblock, finish, leave, carry out, hasten, DO, push.
  • demoralize
    clear up, enlighten, educate, placate, order, make good, organize, explain, strengthen, arrange, purify, compose, boost, moralize.
  • depress
    elevate, activate, lift, push up, improve, exalt, cheer, flatter, raise, energize, honor, admire, excite, upgrade, invigorate.
  • deter
    persuade, instigate, put on to, turn on.
  • discountenance
    back, endorse, countenance, agree, go along.
  • discourage
    assure, gladden, praise, spur on, make happy, help, stimulate, inspire, aid, uplift, facilitate, let go, inspirit, advance, hearten, please, approve, support, encourage, laud, soothe, calm, commend, allow, compliment, comfort, permit, assist, reassure, forward.
  • dishearten
    build up.
  • dismay
    clarify, quiet, explicate, appease, settle.
  • disparage
    esteem, maximize, exaggerate, overrate, respect, overestimate.
  • dissuade
    talk into.
  • divert
    combine, irritate, maintain, connect, make mad, unite, stay, keep to, attach, anger, be direct, upset.
  • freeze
    boil.
  • frighten
    expect, exhilarate.
  • frown
    condone, grin, smile.
  • frustrate
    give up, lose, validate, yield, surrender, cooperate, retreat.
  • puncture
    close, prove, sew.
  • rebuff
    take in, regard, acknowledge, pay attention, attract, note, hug, ok.
  • unnerve
    steel, nerve.