Synonyms for heartening
heart·en·ing

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1. hearteningadjective

   Antonyms:
   disheartening

2. hearteningadjective

   Antonyms:
   disheartening

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1. heartening, inspiritingadjective

   cheerfully encouraging

   Synonyms:
   inspiriting

   Antonyms:
   discouraging

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1. List of paraphrases for "heartening":

   encouraging, comforting, gratifying, reassuring, pleasing

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1. Mark Rumold:

   This is the first sign that Section 215 has limits, it's heartening to know, at least, that the government thinks that hundreds of years of tradition in protecting Census information, and multiple acts of Congress, are sufficient to put a limit on Section 215.

2. Chrissy Houlahan:

   For me, it is heartening. It is validating, it feels like I am part of a posse of people who have gotten into races for the right reasons.

3. Justice Scalia:

   It was heartening to me to see my father with a colleague he obviously had so much fun being around and speaking with.

4. Nick Adams:

   Zeke Smith, and transgender people like him, are not deceiving anyone by being their authentic selves, and it is dangerous and unacceptable to out a transgender person, it is heartening, however, to see the strong support for Zeke from the other people in his tribe. Moments like this prove that when people from all walks of life get to know a transgender person, they accept us for who we are.

5. Christy Goldfuss:

   I think everyone is disappointed to see that Alaska was included at all in the options, however it is incredibly heartening that there is no preferred alternative here, and the no drilling option for the first time we can see is on par with the other options, usually the no action alternative is done pro forma, but here they give it consideration.