Synonyms for encouraged
en·cour·aged

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1. bucked up(p), encouragedadjective

   inspired with confidence

   "felt bucked up by his success"

   Antonyms:
   displeased

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1. List of paraphrases for "encouraged":

   encourages, encourage, promoted, encouraging, heartened, fostered, invited, stimulated, urged, encouragement, spurred, emboldened, promote, animated, abetted, promotes, foster, guest, prompted, promoting

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1. Spiro Agnew:

   A spirit of national masochism prevails, encouraged by an effete corps of impudent snobs who characterize themselves as intellectuals.

2. Cynthia Chatterjee:

   Historically women have not been encouraged to study science, i didn't go to medical school until I was age 34, but when I was a little girl, I wanted to be a doctor.

3. The PPB statement:

   During that confrontation a person allegedly fired a gun, anyone who was a victim of a crime is encouraged to call police to report the crime.

4. Cedric Richmond:

   In exercising her constitutional right to freedom of speech at a recent rally, Congresswoman Waters did not, as she has made clear, encourage violence, like President Trump has been doing since the election, she, instead, encouraged Americans to exercise their constitutional rights to freedom of speech and peaceful assembly by letting President President Trump and members of President Trump administration know that separating young immigrant children from their parents is not who we are as a country.

5. Gail Pinsker:

   Over the last couple weeks we've encouraged families to get students immunized.