What is another word for encouragement?
Synonyms for encouragement
ɛnˈkɜr ɪdʒ mənt, -ˈkʌr-en·cour·age·ment
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
encouragement
Synonyms:
anticipation, assurance, cheer, confidence, courage, elation, expectancy, expectation, hope, hopefulness, trustAntonyms:
despair, desperation, despondency, discouragement, hopelessness
Princeton's WordNet
encouragementnoun
the expression of approval and support
Synonyms:
boostAntonyms:
discouragementboost, encouragementnoun
the act of giving hope or support to someone
Synonyms:
rise, cost increase, boost, hikeAntonyms:
discouragementencouragementnoun
the feeling of being encouraged
Synonyms:
boostAntonyms:
discouragement
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
encouragementnoun
Synonyms:
enheartenment, reassurance, incentive, stimulation, stimulus, incitement, fomentation, patronage, countenance
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "encouragement":
incentive, encourage, stimulus, encouraging, encourages, promotion, incitement, encouraged, stimulation, promoting, fostering, inducement, promote
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1086 | hope | |
#1495 | trust | |
#2406 | promote | |
#2703 | rise | |
#2926 | promotion | |
#3355 | confidence | |
#3433 | encourage | |
#4894 | boost | |
#5083 | promoting | |
#5197 | encouraged | |
#5434 | assurance | |
#7212 | incentive | |
#7874 | encouraging | |
#8595 | courage | |
#9910 | encourages | |
#11213 | stimulation | |
#11615 | expectation | |
#11903 | hike | |
#12252 | cheer | |
#13455 | encouragement | |
#16030 | stimulus | |
#16308 | anticipation | |
#17572 | fostering | |
#18310 | expectancy | |
#50643 | elation | |
#53505 | inducement | |
#56224 | incitement | |
#165583 | hopefulness |
How to use encouragement in a sentence?
We live by encouragement and die without it--slowly, sadly, angrily.
On behalf of our students, staff, families, and community I want to thank you for your thoughtfulness, prayers and encouragement, as we begin the process of broken hearts, I am reminded that our greatest priority as educators is to meet the emotional, mental, social and physical needs of our students. This is our focus at this time - and every day that we serve our students.
[ But ] I'm convinced that change is going to happen, because when I look at Gen Z and millennial workers, they are looking for something very different, what [ also ] gives me hope and encouragement is seeing Asians and Asian Americans speak up for other communities.
Our dependency makes slaves out of us, especially if this dependency is a dependency of our self-esteem. If you need encouragement, praise, pats on the back from everybody, then you make everybody your judge.
While I am grateful for the encouragement I’ve received, I will not be a candidate.
Translations for encouragement
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- উদ্দীপনাBengali
- povzbuzeníCzech
- ErmutigungGerman
- παρακίνηση, ενθάρρυνση, προτροπή, παρότρυνσηGreek
- akceloEsperanto
- estímulo, apoyoSpanish
- rohkaisuFinnish
- encouragementFrench
- spreagadhIrish
- प्रोत्साहनHindi
- pártolás, bátorítás, támogatásHungarian
- incoraggiamentoItalian
- עידודHebrew
- 奨励Japanese
- consolationemLatin
- bemoediging, aanmoedigingDutch
- zachęcaniePolish
- encorajamentoPortuguese
- încurajare, stimulareRomanian
- поощре́ние, ободре́ниеRussian
- uppmuntranSwedish
- ஊக்கம்Tamil
- заохоченняUkrainian
- ענקערידזשמאַנטYiddish
- 鼓勵Chinese
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