What are some opposite words for encourage?
Antonyms for encourage
ɛnˈkɜr ɪdʒ, -ˈkʌr-en·cour·age
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term encourage.
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.
Antonyms:
baffle, confound, counteract, denounce, deter, disapprove, disconcert, discourage, dissuade, expose, frustrate, hinder, impede, obstructSynonyms:
abet, advocate, aid, assist, countenance, embolden, incite, instigate, promote, sanction, support, uphold
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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"
Antonyms:
discourageSynonyms:
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 aheadencourageverb
inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to
Antonyms:
discourageencourageverb
spur on
"His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife"
Antonyms:
discourage
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
Editors Contribution
abaseverb
Submitted by Abdullahumair421 on April 15, 2024criticism
give support, confidence, or hope to (someone).
we were encouraged by the success of this venture
Submitted by acronimous on September 24, 2015
How to use encourage in a sentence?
I think there's still a risk for Modi in particular of appearing to be unable to handle sort of fundamental democratic principles like the right to peaceful assembly, the right to protest, the right to criticize and so forth, i think it'll be interesting to see if the Biden administration and other governments, who are friendly with India but are in the democratic camp, really encourage the government to take a different approach here.
Too many times, I've heard from parents who turned to the internet because they felt ashamed to ask their pediatrician a question, if we're going to build trust, we need to collectively end these stigmas. A start would be to encourage dialogue, actively listen, and not alienate anyone for asking us questions about themselves or their children.
I think it is a great advantage to have a twin sister because we can support each other and we always think it means we have a double chance of having a good result, we encourage each other, push each other...
These revelations speak to the general lack of transparency around the PARCC tests, the lack of an open, deliberative process, and the exclusion of parents and other community members from any decision-making, we need hearings on this immediately, to understand fully the level of spying on our children that is being done by Pearson and other corporations, and the level of coordination between Pearson and the NJDOE. We encourage the NJDOE to suspend the May testing round until those questions can be addressed.
We listened to our critics, thought hard about what we wanted to do, and decided we want to lead, we're excited about this change and encourage our competitors and other large employers to join us.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#3433 | encourage | |
#12366 | expose | |
#18159 | deter | |
#20138 | discourage | |
#22854 | hinder | |
#29400 | impede | |
#31947 | disapprove | |
#36830 | counteract | |
#39730 | obstruct | |
#40292 | denounce | |
#41205 | baffle | |
#49040 | frustrate | |
#59581 | confound | |
#63455 | dissuade | |
#311709 | disconcert |
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