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. 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.

2. Ruben Gallego:

   To be honest, I have gotten a lot of encouragement from elected officials, from senators, from unions, from your traditional Democratic groups, big donors, everything you can imagine under the sun.

3. Blanca Tapahuasco:

   We're helping the neighborhood build back up, this is an encouragement to them to know the rest of the city is not just looking on and wondering what to do.

4. Abraham Lincoln:

   That some should be rich, shows that others may become rich, and, hence, is just encouragement to industry and enterprise.

5. Aunchalee Palmquist:

   Mothers require more than just encouragement to breastfeed, they need to have support at all levels of society, including multilevel support for policies and practices to protect, promote and support this basic human right.