Discouraging and Sublime

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

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Sublime is an antonym for discouraging.

Sublime adjective - Causing wonder or astonishment.

Usage example: the sublime beauty of the firmament

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Discouraging is an antonym for sublime.

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Sublime and Discouraging. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/discouraging/sublime

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