Synonyms for dispiriting
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Disheartening
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Lowering the morale of; making despondent or depressive.
Related words
- Other spellings
- disspiriting
Example sentences
- discouraging It's discouraging that the travel expenses add up to 20,000 yen.
- disheartening The recrudescence of his old complaint was disheartening.
- demoralizing The air raid was demoralizing for the enemy.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| dispiriting | rising | |
| discouraging | falling | |
| disheartening | steady | |
| demoralizing | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 9 letters
- cheerless
- 12 letters
- discouraging4, demoralizing5, demoralising
- 13 letters
- disheartening4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (discouraging4 = 4 syllables).