Synonyms for encouragement
ɛnˈkɜr ɪdʒ mənt, -ˈkʌr-en·cour·age·ment

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1. encouragement

   Synonyms:
   anticipation, assurance, cheer, confidence, courage, elation, expectancy, expectation, hope, hopefulness, trust

   Antonyms:
   despair, desperation, despondency, discouragement, hopelessness

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1. encouragementnoun

   the expression of approval and support

   Synonyms:
   boost

   Antonyms:
   discouragement

2. boost, encouragementnoun

   the act of giving hope or support to someone

   Synonyms:
   rise, cost increase, boost, hike

   Antonyms:
   discouragement

3. encouragementnoun

   the feeling of being encouraged

   Synonyms:
   boost

   Antonyms:
   discouragement

Matched Categories

1. • Aid
   • Approval
   • Hope

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1. encouragementnoun

   Synonyms:
   enheartenment, reassurance, incentive, stimulation, stimulus, incitement, fomentation, patronage, countenance

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1. List of paraphrases for "encouragement":

   incentive, encourage, stimulus, encouraging, encourages, promotion, incitement, encouraged, stimulation, promoting, fostering, inducement, promote

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1. Daunte Wright:

   Even what they've been dealing with, like literally, they put aside what they are dealing with to see how my family is doing. And it takes a lot of strength. It takes a lot of strength to be able to do that. They've seen over and over and over and over their brother, their uncle being murdered. Murdered ! In front of millions, and that family, they see us, and they give us hugs, you know, just -- yes, encouragement to keep going because that's what we're going to do. We're going to keep fighting.

2. Indian Interior Minister Rajnath Singh:

   One country's terrorist cannot be a martyr or freedom fighter for anyone, those who provide support, encouragement, sanctuary, safe haven or any assistance to terrorism or terrorists must be isolated.

3. Addison:

   It is very hard for the mind to disengage itself from a subject on which it has been long employed. The thoughts will be rising of themselves from time to time, though we have given them no encouragement, as the tossings and fluctuations of the sea continue several hours after the winds are laid.

4. Marcus Brown:

   Before, I felt like her epilepsy was a weight, something that burdened her every day of her life, whether others knew it or not, it was a secret, an embarrassment, something that separated her from the rest of the world. After she shared it, things changed. People came out of the woodwork with stories and kind words of encouragement, words of praise for being strong enough to share something so personal.

5. Ben Narasin:

   There have been times when I have been able to help and times when, because I was not on the board, I could only offer encouragement but could not impact a meaningful event, i need to be with my founders the whole way through.