as in irreparable
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Recent Examples of unencouraging
The investigations and any response in this case by FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) are ongoing (read: pathetically slow and unencouraging).
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Shireen Ahmed, Time, 5 June 2019
Shireen Ahmed, Time, 5 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unencouraging
Adjective
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Divesture of these precious lands, that belong to all citizens rich and poor, would be an irreparable tragedy.—
Mike Dombeck,
Denver Post,
13 Apr. 2025
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If there was any hurt, if there was any friction in her life, if there was any trauma in her life, would that moment only now compound in a way that would be irreparable?—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Yet despite the minimal funding and unpromising history, the search continues to garner both adherents and interest.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
15 Aug. 2012
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With an aging global population, rates of Alzheimer’s disease on the rise, high costs of care for those with dementia, and an unpromising landscape for effective drugs, questions of how to prevent or slow progression of the disease are important for all of us—not just taxi drivers.—
Christopher M. Worsham,
TIME,
14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The Japanese Foreign Ministry warned that the country has until about 2030 before the trend is irreversible.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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More important, economists say, the rise of free trade may be irreversible, its benefits so powerful that the rest of the world finds a way to keep the system going, even without its central player.—
Mark Landler,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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These two men clashed off and on over decades of friendship and collaboration interrupted by icy public feuds, largely rooted in fights about Michael’s unrepentant drug use.—
Shana Naomi Krochmal,
Vulture,
4 Apr. 2025
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However, some scholars remained as unrepentant as the war criminals, unmoved by any amount of ghastly hard evidence, or at least not sufficiently moved to forsake the revolution.—
Ray Cavanaugh,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Unencouraging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unencouraging. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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