UNMANNING Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

unmanning

verb

present participle of unman

as in paralyzing

to deprive of courage or confidence the near crash of the airliner was a completely unmanning experience for the passengers

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as in discouraging

to lessen the courage or confidence of players who wouldn't let themselves be unmanned by the loss of a single game

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With endless criteria, knowing exactly what to ask for from a pair of jean shorts is paralyzing.

— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 25 June 2026
His grief was crushing, paralyzing, calamitous.

— Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 22 June 2026

Definition of paralyzing

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Today, there are European governments discouraging AC use, power grids ill-equipped to absorb new cooling demand, and a growing tension between climate goals and adaptation needs.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 30 June 2026
Some sites are ‘lost forever’ The list of sites in the heart of Miami that have been found, only to be lost again, is at the same time discouraging and startling.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026

Definition of discouraging

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Powell tried to open the stall door, and then began fondling himself, frightening the 11-year-old, who tried to leave, but Powell blocked him from getting out.

— Todd Feurer, CBS News, 6 June 2026
This war has been a disaster for them, frightening away foreign investors, tourists and talent and burdening them with a future of huge new defense bills to deter Iran after the United States is gone.

— Thomas L. Friedman, Mercury News, 15 May 2026

Definition of frightening

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But Algo’s hyper-logical, computerised process of consistently picking the favourites to win was undone in the second match of the day, with Ghana frustrating England in a 0-0 draw.

— The Athletic Soccer Experts, New York Times, 24 June 2026
The documentary’s contradiction is right there, enthralling us with the wild achievements Potter pulled off and frustrating us with his bombast, leading us to ponder whether, as The Dark Wizard suggests, either could exist without the other.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 May 2026

Definition of frustrating

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Grand Canyon The Grand Canyon is breathtaking and also terrifying with a 4-year-old along.

— Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 17 May 2026
Facing the endless Cylon onslaught in the void of space is terrifying even in 2D battles, but many of Scattered Hopes' gut punches happen during unexpected narrative events or tough choices that doom entire ship populations.

— Ian Stokes, Space.com, 15 May 2026

Definition of terrifying

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The masks are often vibrant and colorful but sometimes intimidating, depicting superheroes, animals or other symbolic figures.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
Superior Court Judge Alex Manning issued the order June 15 prohibiting the county’s top administrator from getting close to Amit Mehrotra, a neighbor in the Ellard subdivision in Roswell, and from harassing or intimidating Mehrotra or his family.

— Reed Williams, AJC.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of intimidating

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Suddenly the seller is tiptoeing, managing the buyer's mood, terrified of saying the wrong thing and scaring them off.

— Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
Two earthquakes jolted Venezuela with one-two punch on Wednesday, damaging buildings and scaring people who felt the violent shaking.

— Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026

Definition of scaring

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In the political sphere—an arena that’s increasingly entangled with social media—figures such as Elon Musk decry empathy as an emasculating plague.

— Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
And yet precisely this dynamic ensures that commitment between men, the kind of domesticity that David and Giovanni attempt to establish in Giovanni’s room, can only ever be emasculating.

— Garth Greenwell, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025

Definition of emasculating

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