Antonyms for frustrating

Grammar : Verb

Spell : fruhs-treyt

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfrʌs treɪt

Definition of frustrating

Origin : mid-15c., from Latin frustratus, past participle of frustrari "to deceive, disappoint, frustrate," from frustra (adv.) "in vain, in error," related to fraus "injury, harm" (see fraud). Related: Frustrated; frustrating.

verb thwart, disappoint

Example sentences :

For her these pre-election days were discouraging and frustrating.
Extract from : « Susan B. Anthony » by Alma Lutz

Just then I had to direct my energies to frustrating his plans.
Extract from : « The Lock And Key Library » by Various

This was how she had met her tragedy, but at that time she had good hope of frustrating it.
Extract from : « Yonder » by Emily Hilda Young

Why will you choose so painful a remedy, by frustrating the easier?
Extract from : « A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4) » by Richard Baxter

Even now he is frustrating the tokens of the liars, and making diviners mad.
Extract from : « Discipline » by Charles Kingsley

As a result, they are too few in number and are seriously understaffed, making shopping a time-consuming and frustrating activity.
Extract from : « Area Handbook for Bulgaria » by Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole

These pursue him everywhere, foiling his plans, and frustrating his hopes.
Extract from : « The Religious Sentiment » by Daniel G. Brinton

Only now it was a happy anticipation, and not a frustrating tenseness.
Extract from : « The Lost Wagon » by James Arthur Kjelgaard

The Whigs were bent on frustrating the program of the Democrats.
Extract from : « History of the Constitutions of Iowa » by Benjamin F. Shambaugh

The most important agency in frustrating the submarine was the convoy system.
Extract from : « The Victory At Sea » by William Sowden Sims

Synonyms for frustrating

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