Definition for Discouraging:

• Causing or indicating discouragement.

Synonyms for Discouraging:

• adj.

  •disappointing (adjective)
  • unsatisfying.
  •hopeless (adjective)
  • irremediable.

• n.

  •
  • miserable.

• v.

  •de-motivating (verb)
  • de-motivating,
  • impeding,
  • Hampering,
  • stifling,
  • curbing,
  • throttling,
  • Paralyzing.
  •disappointing (verb)
  • disillusioning,
  • dashing,
  • thwarting.
  •dissuading (verb)
  • Checking,
  • admonishing,
  • barring,
  • Preventing,
  • diverting,
  • Deflecting,
  • averting,
  • Restraining,
  • Derailing,
  • inhibiting,
  • banning,
  • dampening.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • gloomy.
  •Other relevant words:
  • Discountenancing,
  • burdensome,
  • repelling,
  • second-rate,
  • unendurable,
  • intolerable,
  • heavy,
  • saddening,
  • unhopeful,
  • grievous,
  • Rejecting,
  • warning,
  • adverse,
  • agonizing,
  • cold,
  • blocking,
  • deadening,
  • reproving,
  • unnerving,
  • inadequate,
  • deny,
  • suppressive,
  • deprecate,
  • harrowing,
  • tyrannical,
  • inhibitory,
  • prohibitory,
  • racking,
  • terrorizing,
  • eliminate,
  • Abashing,
  • Cautioning,
  • repudiate,
  • overpowering,
  • harsh,
  • disallow,
  • sorry,
  • unfortunate,
  • unbearable,
  • poor,
  • dolorous,
  • repressive,
  • onerous,
  • pathetic,
  • cheerless,
  • disapprove,
  • Cowing,
  • refuse,
  • Dissatisfying,
  • despairing,
  • overwhelming,
  • disapproving,
  • reject,
  • restrictive,
  • wretched,
  • baffling,
  • discourage,
  • cumbersome,
  • exhausting,
  • severe,
  • inferior,
  • Dejecting,
  • insufficient,
  • unsatisfactory,
  • condemn,
  • brutal,
  • unpropitious,
  • distressing,
  • Damping,
  • untoward,
  • inauspicious,
  • blame.

Paraphrases for Discouraging:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    disheartening, dispiriting.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    Dissuading, Deterring, detering.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    frustrating, disappointed, deterrent, encouraging, frustrated, bleak, sad, chilling, depressed, prohibitive.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    Avoiding, restricting, Disrupting, impeding, forestalling, Obstructing, hindering, stopping, Precluding, Curtailing, Restraining, Preventing, Prohibiting, reducing, Jeopardizing, Counteracting, undermining, constraining, Suppressing, averting, Hampering, curbing, stifling, thwarting, Mitigating, prevention, minimising, disheartening, minimizing, Impairing, Addressing, Depriving, affecting, dampening, inhibiting, countering, Reining, demotivating, fostering, opposing, Prejudicing, banning, Denying, Delaying, worsening, blocking, limiting, Interrupting, arresting, Stemming, degrading, interfering, Containing, Checking, cheering, Promoting, Reversing, deteriorating, barring, Influencing, foiling, aborting, slowing, depressing, Combating, combatting, tackling, fighting, Against, Anchoring, braking, stunting, controlling, attacking, frustrating, dispiriting, encouraging.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    discouraged, disappointing, depressing, distressing, daunting, dissuasive, dismal, grim, off-putting, dismaying, disheartened.

Antonyms for Discouraging:

• adj.

  • all
    encouraging.
  • upsetting
    cheerful, inspiring, happy, favorable, bright, heartening, pleasant, sunny, inspiriting, auspicious, light.

• p. pr. & vb. n.

  • Other antonyms:
    persuasive.

Homophones for Discouraging:

• dog racing, decreasing, disorganise, decorousness, Diceros Simus, disorganize.