Awesome and Discouraging

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Awesome adjective - Causing wonder or astonishment.

Usage example: the awesome power of the sea

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Discouraging is an antonym for awesome.

Nearby Word: awesomely

Discouraging adjective - Depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action.

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Awesome is an antonym for discouraging.

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Discouraging and Awesome. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/awesome/discouraging

Awesome & Discouraging. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/awesome/discouraging>.

Discouraging or Awesome. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/awesome/discouraging.

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