Discouraging
Discouraging adjective - Depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action.
Muffling and discouraging are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Muffling" instead an adjective "Discouraging".
Muffling
Discouraging and muffling are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Discouraging" instead an adjective "Muffling".
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Muffling and Discouraging. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/discouraging/muffling
Discouraging & Muffling. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/discouraging/muffling>.
Muffling or Discouraging. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/discouraging/muffling.
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