Discouraging and Gladdening

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

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Gladdening is an antonym for discouraging.

Gladdening adjective - Making one feel good inside.

Usage example: the overdue change to warm, sunny weather is gladdening

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Discouraging is an antonym for gladdening.

Nearby Words: gladden, gladdened

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Gladdening and Discouraging. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/discouraging/gladdening

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