Synonyms for frustrating
frus·trat·ing

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1. frustratingverb

   Synonyms:
   discouraging

Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. frustratingadjective

   discouraging by hindering

   Synonyms:
   frustrative, thwarting

   Antonyms:
   permissive, encouraging

2. frustrating, frustrative, thwartingadjective

   preventing realization or attainment of a desire

   Synonyms:
   frustrative, thwarting

   Antonyms:
   encouraging, permissive

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1. List of paraphrases for "frustrating":

   disappointing, frustrated, depressing, discouraging, vexing, disheartening, unsatisfactory

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1. Washington University Kim:

   We tell our patients to act like the vaccine is not going to work as well as it does for their family and friends, this is very frustrating news to them.

2. Danisch Farooqi:

   I don't even know what my daughter has experienced and seen in those five years, once you finally find your daughter, you then hope for the help of the German government to get her back. And there is none. It's devastating. It's frustrating. And I'm really very angry.

3. Fabien Galthie:

   The players honoured the France shirt. It’s a defeat, we must admit it. We concede the defeat but it’s also frustrating, the game was lost on details but also on( refereeing) decisions, it’s very frustrating.

4. Chris Massaro:

   I've been sweating constantly and that's frustrating, I got to be honest, i enjoy the schedule, but there are parts of the schedule I don't like -- and that's a good thing. It works on obedience.

5. Bridget Brennan:

   This is a serious problem, the failure to include methamphetamine crimes among bail-eligible offenses was probably an oversight. However, in the last few decades, meth has poured into the Big Apple, frustrating police and allowing drug cartels to make a profit at far smaller legal risk than elsewhere. Brennan said in a statement.