What are some opposite words for refreshing?

Antonyms for refreshing
rɪˈfrɛʃ ɪŋre·fresh·ing

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English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. refreshing

    Agreeable refers to whatever gives a mild degree of pleasure; as, an agreeable perfume. Acceptable indicates a thing to be worthy of acceptance; as, an acceptable offering. Grateful is stronger than agreeable or gratifying, indicating whatever awakens a feeling akin to gratitude. A pleasant face and pleasing manners arouse pleasurable sensations, and make the possessor an agreeable companion; if possessed of intelligence, vivacity, and goodness, such a person's society will be delightful. Criminals may find each other's company congenial, but scarcely delightful. Satisfying denotes anything that is received with calm acquiescence, as substantial food, or established truth. That is welcome which is received with joyful heartiness; as, welcome tidings. Compare BEAUTIFUL; CHARMING; DELICIOUS.

    Antonyms:
    depressing, disappointing, distressing, hateful, horrible, melancholy, miserable, mournful, painful, saddening, woful, wretched

    Synonyms:
    acceptable, agreeable, congenial, delicious, delightful, grateful, gratifying, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, satisfying, welcome

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. bracing, brisk, fresh, refreshing, refreshful, tonicadjective

    imparting vitality and energy

    "the bracing mountain air"

    Antonyms:
    old, debilitating

    Synonyms:
    tonic, spanking, bracing, wise, refreshful, lively, fresh, new, snappy, novel, brisk, tonal, smart, reinvigorated, unfermented, accented, impertinent, sweet, unused, saucy, merry, clean, sassy, impudent, refreshed, invigorated, zippy, rattling, overbold, alert

  2. novel, refreshingadjective

    pleasantly new or different

    "common sense of a most refreshing sort"

    Antonyms:
    old, debilitating

    Synonyms:
    tonic, refreshful, novel, bracing, new, brisk, fresh

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. refreshingadjective

    Synonyms:
    reviving, reanimating, cooling, reinvigorating, refective

How to use refreshing in a sentence?

  1. Kevin Hart:

    Normally, I'm in and out so it's been a real blessing just to be around and talk, converse, you know, and just kind of be with the fam through these months, so this is the first time that I've ever been here this much through a pregnancy in general in my life. So it's been refreshing.

  2. Laura Cipullo:

    Laura Cipullo says. $ 2.49 each at Whole Foods( locations atWholeFoodsMarket.com) 7. Pitaya Also known as dragon fruit, this colorful cactus has a kiwilike taste. It’s rich in phytonutrients, good fatty acids, fiber and antioxidants, says Laura Cipullo, a registered dietitian based near Union Square. How to enjoy it : Slice it open raw and scoop out the flesh for a refreshing and healthy treat, or look for frozen pitaya and make smoothies with it. $ 4 a pound at Hong Kong Supermarket, 157 Hester St. ; 212-966-0337 FOLLOW Laura Cipullo ON FACEBOOK FOR MORE FOX LIFESTYLE NEWS 8. Cracked freekeh Move over, quinoa, and make room for freekeh.

  3. Ju Eun-song:

    It is so refreshing and stress-relieving to finally be out, as we wrap up social distancing, we're at a stage where people are getting used to daily life distancing.

  4. John Ruskin:

    Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces up, and snow is exhilarating; there is no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.

  5. Marge Perry:

    Not only is watermelon incredibly refreshing, it packs a powerful electrolyte punch, which helps replace what Isabel Maples sweat out.

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#371old
#8709horrible
#9372painful
#13559refreshing
#15772disappointing
#17102miserable
#20906depressing
#25291melancholy
#30054hateful
#30945wretched
#37088debilitating
#42423distressing
#60125mournful
#155391saddening

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