Discouraging
Discouraging adjective - Depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action.
Usage example: where never is heard a discouraging word
Unencouraging and discouraging are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unencouraging" instead an adjective "Discouraging".
Unencouraging
Unencouraging adjective - Not encouraging.
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Synonyms for Unencouraging
Discouraging and unencouraging are semantically related. You can use "Discouraging" instead an adjective "Unencouraging".
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Unencouraging and Discouraging. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/discouraging/unencouraging
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Unencouraging or Discouraging. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/discouraging/unencouraging.
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