Synonyms & related words for discouraging

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of discouraging — including disheartening, dispiriting, dissuasive, daunting, depressing, dissuading. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to discouraging

Explore words related to discouraging — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include discouragingly, dishearteningly, demoralizing, discourages, discouraged, frustrating, dispiritingly, encouraging. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for discouraging

Common synonyms for discouraging include disheartening, dispiriting, dissuasive, daunting, depressing, dissuading, disconcerting, intimidating — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does discouraging come from?

The word discouraging breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: dis-, from Latin dis (“apart, not”); and -cour, from Latin cor (“heart”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.