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
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Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #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?
This is a group that deeply cares about sustainable food production, farming is hard work that they love, so to find other veterans and farmers that share that gives them a lot of encouragement and support.
In welcoming me, France would achieve a humanitarian but also probably symbolic gesture, sending encouragement to all the journalists and whistleblowers who, across the world, risk their lives on a daily basis in order to allow their fellow citizens to move another step closer to the truth.
The essential support and encouragement comes from within, arising out of the mad notion that your society needs to know what only you can tell it.
We can compare this pandemic to a worldwide fire that has spread at lightning speed on all continents, it was also considered an encouragement, more than a distress signal, everybody was hearing it and it brought unity with residents fighting the fire.
You’re not going to get any sort of positive support or encouragement or reassurance from a narcissistic boss.
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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