What is another word for encourage?
Synonyms for encourage
ɛnˈkɜr ɪdʒ, -ˈkʌr-en·cour·age
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Wiktionary
encourageverb
Antonyms:
discourageencourageverb
I encouraged him during his race.
Antonyms:
discourageencourageverb
We encourage the use of bicycles in the town centre.
Antonyms:
discourageencourageverb
The royal family has always encouraged the arts in word and deed
Antonyms:
discourage
English Synonyms and Antonyms
encourage
Abet and instigate are now used almost without exception in a bad sense; one may incite either to good or evil. One incites or instigates to the doing of something not yet done, or to increased activity or further advance in the doing of it; one abets by giving sympathy, countenance, or substantial aid to the doing of that which is already projected or in process of commission. Abet and instigate apply either to persons or actions, incite to persons only; one incites a person to an action. A clergyman will advocate the claims of justice, aid the poor, encourage the despondent, support the weak, uphold the constituted authorities; but he will not incite to a quarrel, instigate a riot, or abet a crime. The originator of a crime often instigates or incites others to abet him in it, or one may instigate or incite others to a crime in the commission of which he himself takes no active part. Compare HELP.
Synonyms:
abet, advocate, aid, assist, countenance, embolden, incite, instigate, promote, sanction, support, upholdAntonyms:
baffle, confound, counteract, denounce, deter, disapprove, disconcert, discourage, dissuade, expose, frustrate, hinder, impede, obstruct
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Princeton's WordNet
promote, advance, boost, further, encourageverb
contribute to the progress or growth of
"I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"
Synonyms:
throw out, supercharge, bring forward, come along, pass on, get along, win, elevate, kick upstairs, progress, advertize, come on, make headway, advance, upgrade, hike, hike up, gain, pull ahead, foster, promote, boost, go on, gain ground, raise, advertise, move on, get on, shape up, further, push, set ahead, march on, get aheadAntonyms:
discourageencourageverb
inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to
Synonyms:
boost, advance, promote, furtherAntonyms:
discourageencourageverb
spur on
"His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife"
Synonyms:
boost, advance, promote, furtherAntonyms:
discourage
Dictionary of English Synonymes
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "encourage":
encouraging, encourages, encouraged, promote, foster, stimulate, encouragement, fostering, promoting, urge, animate, motivate, incite, boost, spur, incentivise, induce, facilitate, support, inspire, invite, promoted, stimulating, promotes, incentivize, promotion, enhance, entice
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#148 | support | |
#724 | further | |
#986 | advertise | |
#1240 | win | |
#1403 | forward | |
#1652 | aid | |
#1728 | progress | |
#1837 | advance | |
#2088 | upgrade | |
#2406 | promote | |
#2491 | gain | |
#2644 | assist | |
#2926 | promotion | |
#3400 | enhance | |
#3433 | encourage | |
#3551 | raise | |
#3587 | push | |
#4460 | foster | |
#4894 | boost | |
#5083 | promoting | |
#5197 | encouraged | |
#5412 | invite | |
#5622 | facilitate | |
#6394 | prompt | |
#6609 | rally | |
#7451 | advocate | |
#7874 | encouraging | |
#9601 | promoted | |
#9811 | urge | |
#9881 | promotes | |
#9910 | encourages | |
#11903 | hike | |
#12252 | cheer | |
#12414 | inspire | |
#12747 | stimulate | |
#13455 | encouragement | |
#14035 | stimulating | |
#14129 | induce | |
#16720 | spur | |
#17572 | fostering | |
#18233 | motivate | |
#19712 | sanction | |
#22440 | uphold | |
#25495 | cherish | |
#26982 | animate | |
#29876 | elevate | |
#33807 | countenance | |
#35060 | reassure | |
#36441 | entice | |
#42683 | incite | |
#54651 | abet | |
#76428 | instigate | |
#92107 | supercharge | |
#93997 | advertize | |
#108145 | impel | |
#129985 | embolden | |
#208288 | inspirit | |
#227675 | incentivise | |
#232597 | incentivize |
How to use encourage in a sentence?
It's always marvelous to have somebody who, you know, you feel understands and wants to encourage. Although she certainly pokes fun if I get too serious about things. And all that helps.
We want to send a message that, yes, Kenya is against any unfair play in the Olympic movement and that we don’t encourage nor condone doping in sports.
In the event that Lisa chooses to lodge a formal complaint through the appropriate channels, we will be in a position to investigate and, if appropriate, act accordingly, we encourage anyone to bring forward their concerns through Football Australia’s formal complaints process.
We would always encourage American products first. For the art and decorative arts and any other piece, we would like that to be American. So likewise, we would encourage glassware manufacturers to be American, but sometimes that's not possible or feasible, with Mrs. Melania Trump, some of the best crystal in the world could be made in Slovenia, and that is a nice connection to Melania Trump history, Melania Trump heritage. For it to be from Slovenia, it was a thought we had, but that would be just a thought. It's not our role to go out and create and have it delivered.
I’d strongly encourage folks — especially adolescents — to take frequent breaks from social media use.
Translations for encourage
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- التشجيع, شجعArabic
- поощрявам, насърчавам, окуражавамBulgarian
- povzbuditCzech
- opmuntre, anbefaleDanish
- empfehlen, ermutigenGerman
- instigi, vigligi, subteni, kuraĝigiEsperanto
- animar, recomendar, alentarSpanish
- julgustama, õhutamaEstonian
- rohkaista, kannustaaFinnish
- encouragerFrench
- spreagIrish
- המליץ, ראה בחיוב, עודדHebrew
- प्रोत्साहित करनाHindi
- biztat, támogat, bátorít, buzdít, felbátorítHungarian
- mendorongIndonesian
- incoraggiareItalian
- 勇気付けるJapanese
- 격려Korean
- incito, adhortor, excito, hortor, corrōborō, animoLatin
- whakatītinaMāori
- patroneren, bemoedigen, aanmoedigen, bevorderen, steunenDutch
- oppmuntre, anbefaleNorwegian
- dopingować, popierać, wspieraćPolish
- encorajarPortuguese
- însufleți, încurajaRomanian
- воодушеви́ть, обо́дрить, воодушевля́ть, поощри́ть, ободря́ть, поощря́ть, поощрятьRussian
- uppmuntraSwedish
- ஊக்குவிக்கTamil
- ప్రోత్సాహముTelugu
- cesaretlendirmek, teşvik etmekTurkish
- khuyến khíchVietnamese
- 鼓勵Chinese
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