Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb dismay

2 senses of dismay

Sense 1
depress, deject, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise -- (lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her")
       => discourage -- (deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged)

Sense 2
dismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrify -- (fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us")
       => frighten, fright, scare, affright -- (cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her")

Antonyms of adj dismaying

1 sense of dismaying

Sense 1
appalling, dismaying -- (causing consternation; "appalling conditions")

INDIRECT (VIA alarming) -> unalarming -- (not alarming; assuaging alarm)

Similarity of adj dismaying

1 sense of dismaying

Sense 1
appalling, dismaying -- (causing consternation; "appalling conditions")
       => alarming (vs. unalarming) -- (frightening because of an awareness of danger)