Synonyms for encouraging
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb encourage
Sense 1:
promote, advance, boost, further, encouragesupport, back up
Sense 2:
encourageinspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt
Sense 3:
encourageinduce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make
Similarity of adj encouraging
2 senses of encouraging
Sense 1:
encouraging (vs. discouraging)exhortative, exhortatory, hortative, hortatoryheartening, inspiritingpromotiverallying
Also See: helpful#1; hopeful#1; reassuring#1
Sense 2:
encouraging, supportingsupportive (vs. unsupportive)
