Synonyms and Antonyms for
encouraging
1. encouraging (adj.)
giving courage or confidence or hope
Synonyms:
hortatory
rallying
hortative
exhortatory
hopeful
promotive
inspiriting
exhortative
helpful
reassuring
heartening
Antonyms:
unreassuring
hopeless
discouraging
unhelpful
pessimistic
2. encouraging (adj.)
furnishing support and encouragement
Synonyms:
supportive
supporting
Antonyms:
unsupportive
inauspicious
unaccommodating
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