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discouraged - 20 thesaurus results
Main Entry: discouraged
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: disheartened
Synonyms: beat, blue, crestfallen, depressed, dispirited, down, downbeat, downcast, glum*, pessimistic, sad, beat-down, caved-in, come-apart, dashed, daunted, deterred, dismayed, down-in-mouth, gone to pieces, in a funk, in blue funk, in the dumps, lost momentum
Antonyms: encouraged, inspired, heartened
Main Entry: discourage
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: dishearten, dispirit
Synonyms: abash, afflict, alarm, appall, awe, beat down, bother, break one's heart, bully, cast down, chill, confuse, cow, dampen, dash, daunt, deject, demoralize, deprecate, depress, dismay, disparage, distress, droop, frighten, intimidate, irk, overawe, prostrate, repress, scare, throw cold water on, trouble, try, unnerve, vex, weigh
Antonyms: encourage, hearten, inspire, inspirit
Main Entry: discourage
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: deter, dissuade; restrain
Synonyms: check, chill, control, curb, deprecate, discountenance, disfavor, divert, frighten, hinder, hold back, impede, inhibit, interfere, obstruct, prevent, put off, quiet, repress, scare, shake, turn off, warn, withhold, disadvise, disincline, hold off, indispose, keep back, talk out of, throw cold water on, turn aside
Antonyms: encourage, inspire, spur on
Main Entry: crestfallen
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: disappointed
Synonyms: blue, dejected, depressed, despondent, disconsolate, discouraged, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, inconsolable, low, sad, ass in a sling, cast down, chapfallen, disheartened, down in the dumps, in a funk, singing the blues, taken down
Antonyms: elated, encouraged, excited, happy, cheered, hearted, inspirited
Main Entry: dejected
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: depressed, blue
Synonyms: abject, black, bleak, cheerless, crestfallen, despondent, disconsolate, discouraged, dismal, dispirited, doleful, down, down in the mouth*, downcast, downhearted, drooping, droopy, gloomy, glum, heavyhearted, low, low-spirited, melancholy, miserable, moody, morose, sad, spiritless, woebegone, wretched, all torn up, atrabilious, broody, bummed out, cast down, clouded, dampened, dashed, disheartened, down in the dumps, dragged, hurting, in the pits, mopey, mopish, sagging, shot down
Antonyms: cheerful, encouraged, happy, joyous
Main Entry: despondent
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: depressed
Synonyms: blue*, dejected, despairing, disconsolate, discouraged, dispirited, doleful, down, downcast, downhearted, forlorn, gloomy, glum, hopeless, low, low-spirited, melancholy, miserable, morose, mourning, sad, sorrowful, woebegone, wretched, all torn up, bummed-out, cast-down, disheartened, griefstricken, grieving, in a blue funk, in despair, in the pits, shot down
Antonyms: cheerful, elated, happy, hopeful, spirited, up
Main Entry: disappointed
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: let down, saddened
Synonyms: aghast, beaten, complaining, crestfallen, defeated, depressed, despondent, disconcerted, discontented, discouraged, disenchanted, disgruntled, disillusioned, dissatisfied, distressed, down, downcast, downhearted, frustrated, hopeless, unhappy, unsatisfied, upset, balked, chapfallen, down in the dumps, foiled, objecting, shot down, taken down, thwarted, vanquished, worsted
Antonyms: delighted, excited, happy, pleased, satisfied
Main Entry: dispirited
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: dejected, sad
Synonyms: blue*, crestfallen, depressed, despondent, disconsolate, discouraged, down*, downbeat, downcast, downhearted, funky*, gloomy, glum, low, melancholy, morose, spiritless, woebegone, bummed-out, disheartened, dragged, in the doldrums, shot-down
Antonyms: encouraged, enthused, happy, heartened, inspirited
Main Entry: downcast
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: depressed, unhappy
Synonyms: bad, blue, cheerless, crestfallen, dejected, despondent, disappointed, disconsolate, discouraged, dispirited, distressed, doleful, down, downhearted, droopy, dull, forlorn, gloomy, glum, heartsick, listless, low, low-spirited, miserable, moody, morose, oppressed, sad, troubled, woebegone, brooding, bummed out, cast down, chapfallen, daunted, disheartened, dismayed, down in the dumps, down-in-the-mouth, dragged, in pain, mopey, shot down, singing the blues, sunk, weighed down
Antonyms: cheerful, elated, glad, happy, satisfied, heartened
Main Entry: downhearted
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: depressed, unhappy
Synonyms: blue*, crestfallen, dejected, despondent, disconsolate, discouraged, dispirited, down, downcast, low, low-spirited, sad, sorrowful, spiritless, woebegone, chapfallen, disheartened, dismayed
Antonyms: happy, cheered, heartened, uplifted
Main Entry: frustrated
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: disappointed, thwarted
Synonyms: cramped, defeated, discontented, discouraged, embittered, balked, crabbed, crimped, disheartened, foiled, fouled up, hung up on, irked, resentful, stonewalled, stymied, through the mill, ungratified, unsated, unslaked, up the wall
Antonyms: encourage, fulfilled, stimulated, inspirited, uplifted
Main Entry: inconsolable
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: brokenhearted
Synonyms: dejected, desolate, despairing, disconsolate, discouraged, distressed, forlorn, heartbroken, heartsick, sad, comfortless, unconsolable
Antonyms: happy, understanding, consolable
Main Entry: pessimistic
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: expecting bad outcome
Synonyms: bleak, cynical, dark, dejected, depressed, despairing, despondent, discouraged, distrustful, downhearted, foreboding, gloomy, glum, hopeless, melancholy, misanthropic, morbid, morose, resigned, sad, sullen, troubled, worried, fatalistic
Antonyms: confident, optimistic, trusting
Main Entry: reluctant
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: unenthusiastic, unwilling
Synonyms: afraid, averse, backward, calculating, cautious, chary, circumspect, diffident, discouraged, disinclined, hesitant, hesitating, indisposed, involuntary, laggard, loath, opposed, queasy, recalcitrant, remiss, shy, slack, slow, squeamish, tardy, uncertain, wary, demurring, disheartened, grudging, hanging back, uneager
Antonyms: anxious, eager, enthusiastic, ready, willing
Main Entry: down in the mouth
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: feeling dejected or sad
Synonyms: dejected, depressed, discouraged, low-spirited, sad, chapfallen, down in the dumps, in the doldrums, in the dumps, low in spirits
Main Entry: afraid
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: fearful
Synonyms: abashed, aghast, alarmed, anxious, apprehensive, blanched, cowardly, discouraged, distressed, disturbed, frightened, frozen, horrified, intimidated, nervous, panic-stricken, perplexed, perturbed, petrified, scared, shocked, startled, stunned, suspicious, terrified, timid, timorous, upset, worried, aroused, cowed, daunted, disheartened, dismayed, faint-hearted, have cold feet, in awe, rattled, run scared, scared stiff, scared to death, spooked, terror-stricken, trembling
Antonyms: bold, brave, composed, confident, cool, courageous, fearless, heroic, intrepid, unafraid, undaunted, valiant
Main Entry: broken
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: mentally defeated
Synonyms: beaten, crippled, defeated, demoralized, depressed, discouraged, heartsick, oppressed, subdued, browbeaten, crushed, disheartened, humbled, overpowered, tamed, vanquished
Antonyms: happy, satisfied, uplifted
Main Entry: bad
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: distressing
Synonyms: adverse, disagreeable, discouraged, discouraging, distressed, gloomy, grim, melancholy, troubled, unfavorable, unfortunate, unhappy, unpleasant, displeasing, troubling
Notes: badly is an adverb to describe an activity; bad is an adjective to describe a condition or state
Main Entry: check
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: hinder, restrain
Synonyms: arrest, baffle, bar, bit, bottleneck*, bridle, checkmate, choke, circumvent, constrain, control, counteract, curb, cut short, delay, discourage, foil, frustrate, halt, harness, hold, hold back, impede, inhibit, interrupt, limit, moderate, neutralize, nip in the bud*, obstruct, obviate, pause, preclude, prevent, rebuff, reduce, repress, repulse, retard, snub, squelch, stay, stop, suppress, tame, terminate, thwart, withhold, hold down, hold in, keep back, play for time, rein in, slacken pace, slow down
Antonyms: aid, allow, assist, expedite, help, indulge, liberate, permit
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