Synonyms and Antonyms of encouraging

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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'encouraging'

1. (adj) encouraging
giving courage or confidence or hope
Synonyms: supporting
Antonyms: disheartening, dispiriting, demoralizing, unencouraging, daunting, discouraging, frustrating, unsupportive, intimidating, demoralising

2. (adj) encouraging, supporting
furnishing support and encouragement
Synonyms: load-bearing(a), supporting(a), encouraging, supporting
Antonyms: daunting, demoralizing, frustrating, unencouraging, demoralising, dispiriting, disheartening, intimidating, discouraging, unsupportive

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