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. Will Parks:

   When we see countries rally around each other, when we see hands come from multiple governments to support those countries that urgently need vaccines because they just don't have enough, that's really heartening to see.

2. Prakash Javadekar:

   At a time when the global tiger population is under threat, it is heartening that India's tiger numbers are increasing, this was not the situation a decade ago.

3. 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.

4. 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.

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.