Discouraging and Untoward

Discouraging

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

Untoward and discouraging are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Untoward" instead an adjective "Discouraging".

Untoward

Untoward adjective - Given to resisting authority or another's control.

Discouraging and untoward are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Discouraging" instead an adjective "Untoward".
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Untoward and Discouraging. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/discouraging/untoward
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Untoward or Discouraging. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/discouraging/untoward.
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