Antonyms for discouraging

Antonyms of verb discourage

1 of 3 senses of discourage

Sense 2:

discourage
Antonym of encourage (Sense 2)
=>encourage

Antonyms of adj discouraging

2 senses of discouraging

Sense 1:

discouraging (vs. encouraging)

encouraging (vs. discouraging)
exhortative, exhortatory, hortative, hortatoryheartening, inspiritingpromotiverallying

Sense 2:

discouraging

INDIRECT (VIA dissuasive) -> persuasive