Discouraging and Favourable

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

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Favourable is an antonym for discouraging.

Favourable adjective - Encouraging or approving or pleasing.

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Discouraging is an antonym for favourable.

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Favourable and Discouraging. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/discouraging/favourable

Discouraging & Favourable. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/discouraging/favourable>.

Favourable or Discouraging. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/discouraging/favourable.

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