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frustrating
adjective as in defensive
Strongest match
Strong matches
averting, conservative, foiling, forestalling, preservative, preventive, thwarting
Weak matches
arresting, balking, checking, coping with, defending, guarding, in opposition, interrupting, protecting, resistive, safeguarding, uptight, warding off, withstanding
adjective as in disappointing
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depressing, disconcerting, discouraging, disheartening, distasteful, mediocre, unpleasant, unsatisfying
Strong matches
Weak matches
disagreeable, falling short, inadequate, ineffective, inferior, insufficient, mid, unfulfilling, unhappy, uninteresting
adjective as in maddening
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Example Sentences
Frustrating as regulars find these fair-weather exercise interlopers, they were also all beginners once, he says.
Russian professional models often describe their business as "exhausting" and "frustrating," especially for a child.
“The most frustrating part of this crematorium here is the carelessness of the Ebola team,” says Reeves.
Yeah, it was a frustrating experience that the other movie got going.
As air travel becomes increasingly frustrating and dehumanizing, the dream of personal aerial transport tempts the imagination.
If the designs of destiny were clear, it was equally evident that her friends were bent on frustrating them.
Humpy tried to grab it, but The Hopper, frustrating the attempt, read his colleague a sharp lesson in good manners.
He was saving two men from further persecution, and effectually frustrating the inimical designs of the Chief.
There seemed something ignominious in such an end, something futile and self-frustrating.
Why will you choose so painful a remedy, by frustrating the easier?
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On this page you'll find 66 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to frustrating, such as: opposing, averting, conservative, foiling, forestalling, and preservative.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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