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dark(adjective, clear, clean, grim)
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discouraging(verb, adjective)
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gloomy(adjective, clear, sad, depressing)
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dismal(adjective, clear)
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dim
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somber(adjective, bright)
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down in the dumps(expression, idiom, bright)
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mirthless
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ugly(good, friendly)
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APASmart Define. (2016). encouraging thesaurus. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/encouraging/thesaurus/antonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2016. "encouraging thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/encouraging/thesaurus/antonyms (accessed September 26, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2016, encouraging thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 26 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/encouraging/thesaurus/antonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "encouraging thesaurus" 23 March 2016. Web. 26 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/encouraging/thesaurus/antonyms>