Discourage and Wither

Discourage

Discourage verb - To lessen the courage or confidence of.

Wither and discourage are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wither" instead a verb "Discourage".

Nearby Words: discouragement, discouraging

Wither

Wither verb - To lose liveliness, force, or freshness.

Discourage and wither are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Discourage" instead a verb "Wither".

Nearby Word: withering

Common collocations

humans discourage humans wither humans
attacks discourage attacks wither attacks
Cite this Source
Wither and Discourage. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/discourage/wither
Discourage & Wither. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/discourage/wither>.
Wither or Discourage. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/discourage/wither.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "discourage" and "wither" have occurred on timeline