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frustrating
adjective as in defensive
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Strong matches
averting, conservative, foiling, forestalling, preservative, preventive, thwarting
Weak matches
arresting, balking, checking, coping with, defending, guarding, in opposition, interrupting, protecting, resistive, safeguarding, uptight, warding off, withstanding
adjective as in disappointing
Strongest matches
depressing, disconcerting, discouraging, disheartening, distasteful, mediocre, unpleasant, unsatisfying
Strong matches
Weak matches
disagreeable, falling short, inadequate, ineffective, inferior, insufficient, mid, unfulfilling, unhappy, uninteresting
adjective as in maddening
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Weak match
Example Sentences
It is very frustrating to feel perfectly well and then to be immobilised by epilepsy.
"Rewarding children for successfully managing a frustrating situation can send a positive message," she said.
“I know how frustrating it can be to wait on results during this long process,” she said in a public video.
But the game remained frustratingly out of the hosts' grasp.
Mr Evans said the "lack of communication" and "poor after-sale care" was frustrating.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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