Afflicting and Sustainable
Opposite meaning words
Afflicting
Afflicting adjective - Hard to accept or bear especially emotionally.
Usage example: the afflicting sight of so many earthquake victims was too much even for some hardened rescue workers
Sustainable is an antonym for afflicting.
Sustainable
Sustainable adjective - Capable of being defended with good reasoning against verbal attack.
Afflicting is an antonym for sustainable.
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Sustainable and Afflicting. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/afflicting/sustainable
Afflicting & Sustainable. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/afflicting/sustainable>.
Sustainable or Afflicting. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/afflicting/sustainable.
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