Bad
Bad adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Disheartening and bad are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Disheartening" instead an adjective "Bad".
Disheartening
Disheartening adjective - Destructive of morale and self-reliance.
Bad and disheartening are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bad" instead an adjective "Disheartening".
Nearby Words: dishearten, disheartened
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- displeasing and bad
- displeasing and disheartening
- poor and bad
- poor and disheartening
- severe and bad
- severe and disheartening
- unfortunate and bad
- unfortunate and disheartening
- inauspicious and bad
- inauspicious and disheartening
- sad and bad
- sad and disheartening
- miserable and bad
- miserable and disheartening
Both words in one sentence
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So the otherwise bearable spoonfuls and spoonfuls of loading wouldn't normally feel so bad, they're disheartening after loads and loads of install.
Source: Loads and Loads of Loading
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Disheartening and Bad. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bad/disheartening
Bad & Disheartening. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bad/disheartening>.
Disheartening or Bad. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bad/disheartening.
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