discouraging
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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- dashed outline: no word in this language
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action
where never is heard a discouraging word
Related & opposite
- unhelpful also see
- hopeless also see
- dissuasive also see
- encouraging antonym
- daunting similar to
- demoralizing similar to
- frustrating similar to
- unencouraging similar to
Sense 2 adjective
expressing disapproval
Related & opposite
- dissuasive similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | unhelpful |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | hopeless |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | dissuasive |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | encouraging |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | daunting |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | demoralizing |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | frustrating |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | unencouraging |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | dissuasive |