demoralizingly
In spirit-breaking fashion
In a manner that causes loss of confidence, hope, or spirit.
A task can be demoralizingly difficult, a defeat demoralizingly complete.
The team fell demoralizingly behind in the first quarter.
The word emphasizes not just failure but its psychological toll—the crushing effect on morale.
In a dejected manner
- dismallyIn a bleak way
- bleaklyIn hopeless manner
- despondentlyIn a hopeless manner
- melancholicallyIn a sorrowful way
sorrowfully · desolately · morosely · woefully · dolefully · forlornly · mournfully · somberly
In mood-lowering manner
- dishearteninglyIn spirit-crushing manner
- dismayinglyIn distressing manner
- underminingWeakening by covert means
- debilitatinglyIn an enfeebling way
unsettlingly · dauntingly · deflating · uninspiringly · pessimistically · hopelessly · bleakly · cynically
Causing loss of vigor
- wearyinglyIn an exhausting manner
- fatiguinglyIn a tiring manner
- taxinglyIn a burdensome manner
- gruelinglyIn exhausting manner
arduously · onerously · laboriously · wearisome · tirelessly · relentlessly · endlessly · punishingly
In an overwhelming way
- overwhelminglyTo an overpowering degree
- devastatinglyIn a ruinous manner
- humiliatinglyIn a shaming manner
- decisivelyWith firm determination
conclusively · insurmountably · invincibly · unassailably · unbeatably · triumphantly · overpoweringly · inescapably
gloomily
In a dejected manner
- dismallyIn a bleak way
- bleaklyIn hopeless manner
- despondentlyIn a hopeless manner
melancholically · sorrowfully · desolately · morosely · woefully · dolefully · forlornly · mournfully · somberly · downheartedly
dispiritingly
In mood-lowering manner
- dishearteninglyIn spirit-crushing manner
- dismayinglyIn distressing manner
- underminingWeakening by covert means
debilitatingly · unsettlingly · dauntingly · deflating · uninspiringly · pessimistically · hopelessly · bleakly · cynically · relentlessly
enervating
Causing loss of vigor
- wearyinglyIn an exhausting manner
- fatiguinglyIn a tiring manner
- taxinglyIn a burdensome manner
gruelingly · arduously · onerously · laboriously · wearisome · tirelessly · relentlessly · endlessly · punishingly · unremittingly
crushingly
In an overwhelming way
- overwhelminglyTo an overpowering degree
- devastatinglyIn a ruinous manner
- humiliatinglyIn a shaming manner
decisively · conclusively · insurmountably · invincibly · unassailably · unbeatably · triumphantly · overpoweringly · inescapably · irresistibly
demoralizinglyencouragingly
In a supportive way
hearteningly · upliftingly · inspiringly · cheeringly · reassuringly
demoralizinglyhopefully
With optimistic expectation
optimistically · promisingly · inspirationally · invigoratingly · electrifyingly