discouraging Synonyms

not good sad prevent preemptive joyless intimidating inauspicious hopeless hindering gloomy frustrating frightening saddening sobering unsurprising unpromising unhelpful unfavourable off-putting unpropitious demoralising dimmer upsetting unfortunate unfavorable dreary distressing deterring depress depressing demoralize demoralizing daunting dampening chill cheerless bleak black deter deterrent dissuasive dissuading dispiriting dismaying dismal disinclining disheartening discourage disconcerting disapproving