Cold
Cold adjective - Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.
Usage example: the couple practiced a cold civility with each other, but they hadn't had a heart-to-heart talk in years
Discouraging and cold are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Discouraging" instead an adjective "Cold".
Discouraging
Discouraging adjective - Depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action.
Cold and discouraging are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cold" instead an adjective "Discouraging".
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Discouraging and Cold. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cold/discouraging
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Discouraging or Cold. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cold/discouraging.
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