Synonyms for Encourage:

• adj.

  •Other relevant words: (adjective)
  • behaviour.

• n.

  •
  • build up someone's hopes,
  • raise (someone's) hopes/expectations.
  •
  • perk up.
  •buck up (noun)
  • buck.
  •buoy up (noun)
  • buoy.
  •egg on (noun)
  • egg.
  •Other relevant words: (noun)
  • ease,
  • spirit,
  • speech,
  • start,
  • assistance.

• v.

  •advance (verb)
  • putting on the map,
  • put on map,
  • puts map,
  • sets forth,
  • putting the map,
  • intro-duces,
  • puts on the map,
  • made pitch for,
  • makes pitch for,
  • gets ink for,
  • hyping,
  • pre-sents,
  • puts on map,
  • making a pitch for,
  • intro duce,
  • puts the map,
  • intro duces,
  • got ink for,
  • put the map,
  • threw spotlight on,
  • makes a pitch for,
  • making pitch for,
  • put map,
  • putting on map,
  • throws spotlight on,
  • gat ink for,
  • throwing spotlight on,
  • pre sent,
  • putting forward,
  • laying forward,
  • lays forward,
  • beat drum for,
  • gotten ink for,
  • make pitch for,
  • pre-sent,
  • intro-duce,
  • made a pitch for,
  • putting map,
  • laid forward,
  • pre sents,
  • getting ink for.
  •advise (verb)
  • admonish,
  • direct,
  • notify,
  • brief,
  • instruct,
  • consult,
  • confer,
  • suggest,
  • caution,
  • cue,
  • counsel,
  • prompt,
  • warn,
  • recommend,
  • guide.
  •advocate (verb)
  • de-fends,
  • presses for,
  • are corner,
  • got on bandwagon,
  • gotten on bandwagon,
  • rooted for,
  • says so,
  • holding with,
  • give leg up,
  • going with,
  • pro posed,
  • argues for,
  • giving leg up,
  • gotten bandwagon,
  • gets on bandwagon,
  • de-fended,
  • de fend,
  • gave a leg up,
  • spreads around,
  • stumps for,
  • get bandwagon,
  • saying so,
  • roots for,
  • am in corner,
  • gives a leg up,
  • be corner,
  • being corner,
  • got bandwagon,
  • stumped for,
  • stumping for,
  • gat on bandwagon,
  • spreading around,
  • spake for,
  • de-fending,
  • pressing for,
  • riding shotgun for,
  • wert corner,
  • braces up,
  • gives leg up,
  • spoke for,
  • pleads for,
  • holds with,
  • was in corner,
  • rode shotgun for,
  • pro-pose,
  • argued for,
  • art corner,
  • were in corner,
  • braced up,
  • rid shotgun for,
  • giving a leg up,
  • pled for,
  • plumping for,
  • wast in corner,
  • getting on bandwagon,
  • is corner,
  • giving lift,
  • being in corner,
  • gave a lift,
  • rides shotgun for,
  • de fends,
  • give lift,
  • gets bandwagon,
  • getting bandwagon,
  • gave lift,
  • gives lift,
  • gives a lift,
  • ran interference for,
  • were corner,
  • pro pose,
  • said so,
  • was corner,
  • held with,
  • pro posing,
  • de fending,
  • art in corner,
  • gat bandwagon,
  • speaks for,
  • pro-posing,
  • running interference for,
  • campaigned for,
  • campaigns for,
  • wert in corner,
  • de-fend,
  • are in corner,
  • runs interference for,
  • am corner,
  • is in corner,
  • wast corner,
  • plumps for,
  • gave leg up,
  • giving a lift,
  • pressed for,
  • pleaded for,
  • bracing up,
  • de fended,
  • go bat for.
  •aid (verb)
  • endow,
  • relieve,
  • assist,
  • benefit,
  • tend,
  • fund,
  • support,
  • serve,
  • attend,
  • sustain,
  • mother,
  • motivate,
  • minister.
  •animate (verb)
  • ex-cited,
  • ex citing,
  • in-spire,
  • in-form,
  • in-spires,
  • in form,
  • in-forms,
  • in spired,
  • in-spiring,
  • ex cited,
  • in spire,
  • in forming,
  • makes alive,
  • in-spired,
  • in forms,
  • ex cite,
  • ex-cite,
  • ex-cites,
  • made alive,
  • in-forming,
  • in spiring,
  • ex cites,
  • making alive,
  • in spires.
  •applaud (verb)
  • gave hand,
  • ex-tolling,
  • hearing for,
  • hear for,
  • hears for,
  • give hand,
  • heard it for,
  • giving a hand,
  • hears it for,
  • ex tolling,
  • gives ovation,
  • gives a hand,
  • kudizes,
  • hearing it for,
  • gives hand,
  • ex tolled,
  • gave a hand,
  • gave ovation,
  • kudized,
  • heard for,
  • giving ovation,
  • ex-tolled,
  • kudizing,
  • giving hand.
  •approve (verb)
  • hatses to,
  • buying in to,
  • signs on,
  • buys in to,
  • signing off on,
  • makes law,
  • laps up,
  • giving goahead,
  • gives go ahead,
  • makes valid,
  • gave go ahead,
  • give go ahead,
  • gotten behind,
  • hatsed to,
  • subscribing to,
  • hats to,
  • hatsing to,
  • giving go ahead,
  • got behind,
  • hatsing off to,
  • hatsed off to,
  • thumbsing up,
  • thumbses up,
  • making valid,
  • gave goahead,
  • give goahead,
  • pushing for,
  • making law,
  • gives goahead,
  • thumbsed up,
  • gives go-ahead,
  • gat behind,
  • signs off on,
  • lapping up,
  • pushed for,
  • made law,
  • giving go-ahead,
  • gave go-ahead,
  • buy in to,
  • getting behind,
  • subscribes to,
  • buying into,
  • bought into,
  • bought in to,
  • pushes for,
  • hatses off to,
  • made valid,
  • buys into,
  • signed off on.
  •assure (verb)
  • bets on,
  • betted on,
  • betting on,
  • selling on,
  • sells on,
  • soothe.
  •back (verb)
  • gives boost,
  • sides with,
  • standing behind,
  • under write,
  • under writing,
  • stands behind,
  • under-written,
  • under wrote,
  • under-wrote,
  • sticking by,
  • under-writes,
  • under-writing,
  • angeled,
  • under written,
  • giving boost,
  • stood behind,
  • under-write,
  • sticked by,
  • gives a boost,
  • gave a boost,
  • gave boost,
  • sided with,
  • sticks by,
  • give boost,
  • angeling,
  • stuck by,
  • under writes,
  • siding with.
  •back up (verb)
  • lends support,
  • lent support,
  • pulled for,
  • pulling for,
  • pulls for,
  • lending support.
  •befriend (verb)
  • taking up with,
  • got chummy with,
  • gets with,
  • get with,
  • taking under ones wing,
  • came on to,
  • hit off,
  • takes under ones wing,
  • buddies up,
  • take under ones wing,
  • take under one wing,
  • took under wing,
  • cases out,
  • got in with,
  • cottons to,
  • gotten in with,
  • be friended,
  • took under ones wing,
  • takes under wing,
  • gat with,
  • took up with,
  • stands by,
  • cottoned to,
  • getting in with,
  • takes under one's wing,
  • getting with,
  • takes up with,
  • takes with,
  • gat chummy with,
  • be-friending,
  • comes on to,
  • gets in with,
  • taking under one's wing,
  • gotten with,
  • getting chummy with,
  • takes under one wing,
  • gat in with,
  • taking with,
  • took under one wing,
  • taking under one wing,
  • coming on to,
  • be-friends,
  • gets chummy with,
  • gotten chummy with,
  • casing out,
  • took with,
  • be-friended,
  • took under one's wing,
  • buddying up,
  • be friend,
  • got with,
  • be friending,
  • buddied up,
  • cased out,
  • be-friend,
  • taking under wing.
  •brighten (verb)
  • became cheerful,
  • becoming cheerful,
  • becomes cheerful.
  •buoy (up) (verb)
  • keeping afloat,
  • kept afloat,
  • keeps afloat.
  •cheer (verb)
  • enliven,
  • gladden,
  • inspire,
  • lighten,
  • please,
  • buck up.
  •cherish (verb)
  • clinging to,
  • cleaving to,
  • clung to,
  • holds in high esteem,
  • pre serves,
  • cleft to,
  • pre-serving,
  • holding high esteem,
  • cleaves to,
  • held high esteem,
  • pre-serve,
  • pre-serves,
  • cleaved to,
  • hold high esteem,
  • pre serving,
  • holds high esteem,
  • pre served,
  • pre-served,
  • holds dear,
  • holding in high esteem,
  • pre serve,
  • clove to,
  • apprizes,
  • clave to,
  • holding dear.
  •comfort (verb)
  • de-light,
  • commiserated with,
  • quieting fears,
  • re-freshes,
  • lightening burden,
  • put ease,
  • re-freshed,
  • de-lights,
  • puts at ease,
  • re freshes,
  • putting at ease,
  • re-fresh,
  • de-lighted,
  • puts ease,
  • commiserates with,
  • de light,
  • lightens burden,
  • grants respite,
  • quiets fears,
  • commiserating with,
  • granting respite,
  • re fresh,
  • re freshed,
  • de-lighting,
  • granted respite,
  • de lighting,
  • putting ease,
  • lightened burden,
  • quieted fears,
  • de lights,
  • de lighted.
  •communication (verb)
  • encourage.
  •console (verb)
  • expresses sympathy,
  • un-trouble,
  • condoled with,
  • expressed sympathy,
  • untroubles,
  • un trouble,
  • un-troubles,
  • un-troubled,
  • condoles with,
  • un-troubling,
  • un troubles,
  • un troubling,
  • un troubled.
  •countenance (verb)
  • gives the nod,
  • giving nod,
  • grins and bear it,
  • nodded at,
  • gave stamp approval,
  • giving green light,
  • gave green light,
  • grinning bear it,
  • stomached something,
  • lives with,
  • grinned bear it,
  • sat still for,
  • gave stamp of approval,
  • stomaching something,
  • giving the nod,
  • puts with,
  • gives green light,
  • gives nod,
  • give stamp approval,
  • gives stamp approval,
  • sits still for,
  • smiled on,
  • smiling on,
  • putting john hancock on,
  • gave nod,
  • nods at,
  • smiles on,
  • nodding at,
  • grins bear it,
  • grinning and bear it,
  • stomachs something,
  • grin bear it,
  • putting with,
  • grinned and bear it,
  • lived with,
  • gives stamp of approval,
  • sitting still for,
  • puts john hancock on,
  • giving stamp approval,
  • giving stamp of approval,
  • gave the nod,
  • sate still for.
  •cultivate (verb)
  • getting next to,
  • sucks to,
  • devoting oneself to,
  • shines to,
  • devoted oneself to,
  • shined up to,
  • sucking up to,
  • re-fines,
  • ran after,
  • sought friendship,
  • shined to,
  • gotten next to,
  • gets good side of,
  • got good side of,
  • plays to,
  • seeks friendship,
  • devotes to,
  • getting on good side of,
  • gotten on good side of,
  • suck to,
  • played up to,
  • re fines,
  • sucked up to,
  • gat on good side of,
  • sucks up to,
  • re fined,
  • shone to,
  • gets on good side of,
  • sucked to,
  • re-fine,
  • playing up to,
  • played to,
  • devotes oneself to,
  • devoting to,
  • shone up to,
  • took pains with,
  • takes pains with,
  • sucking to,
  • shining up to,
  • gets next to,
  • plays up to,
  • play to,
  • re fine,
  • shining to,
  • gat good side of,
  • taking pains with,
  • gotten good side of,
  • runs after,
  • got on good side of,
  • playing to,
  • got next to,
  • re-fining,
  • seeking friendship,
  • get good side of,
  • gat next to,
  • getting good side of,
  • shines up to.
  •drive (verb)
  • in duce,
  • in duces,
  • acts up on,
  • over burdened,
  • spiriting up,
  • leaned on,
  • over working,
  • over worked,
  • over burden,
  • over-work,
  • over work,
  • wrought on,
  • puts up to,
  • over burdening,
  • in-duces,
  • putting to,
  • works on,
  • over-working,
  • spirited up,
  • leans on,
  • over-burdening,
  • acted up on,
  • leant on,
  • steamrolled,
  • steamrolls,
  • puts to,
  • over-works,
  • act up on,
  • over burdens,
  • over-worked,
  • over-burdened,
  • putting up to,
  • acting up on,
  • acting upon,
  • over works,
  • in-duce,
  • steamrolling,
  • acts upon,
  • spirits up,
  • over-burdens.
  •egg on (verb)
  • siccing.
  •exhort (verb)
  • be-sought,
  • calling upon,
  • call up on,
  • called up on,
  • calls up on,
  • be sought,
  • calling up on.
  •facilitate (verb)
  • expedite,
  • simplify.
  •favor (verb)
  • be one's side,
  • looked up to,
  • am one's side,
  • is on one side,
  • wert on ones side,
  • opted for,
  • am on side,
  • was one's side,
  • was one side,
  • bucks for,
  • wast one side,
  • flashed on,
  • taking a shine to,
  • is side,
  • art favor of,
  • in cline,
  • was on side,
  • was on one side,
  • art ones side,
  • am side,
  • art in favor of,
  • is one's side,
  • takes a shine to,
  • tilting toward,
  • are favor of,
  • be favor of,
  • wert on side,
  • am ones side,
  • wast favor of,
  • taking shine to,
  • took a shine to,
  • wert favor of,
  • in-clines,
  • are side,
  • wast on side,
  • thinking well of,
  • art side,
  • are on one side,
  • wast on one side,
  • is on side,
  • being ones side,
  • be on ones side,
  • were one's side,
  • looked to,
  • wast side,
  • were ones side,
  • were favor of,
  • being on ones side,
  • wast on ones side,
  • is on ones side,
  • is ones side,
  • wast ones side,
  • being in favor of,
  • wert one's side,
  • being one side,
  • taking a liking to,
  • bucked for,
  • take shine to,
  • takes shine to,
  • looks to,
  • regarded highly,
  • is in favor of,
  • leans toward,
  • am favor of,
  • took to,
  • wast on one's side,
  • takes a liking to,
  • are in favor of,
  • being on one side,
  • regards highly,
  • take liking to,
  • wert ones side,
  • were one side,
  • art one's side,
  • wert on one side,
  • were on side,
  • are one's side,
  • were on ones side,
  • taking liking to,
  • was on one's side,
  • took shine to,
  • are on side,
  • was on ones side,
  • wast one's side,
  • is one side,
  • singles out,
  • in clines,
  • tilted toward,
  • are ones side,
  • were on one side,
  • takes to,
  • art one side,
  • be ones side,
  • thinks well of,
  • are one side,
  • were side,
  • is favor of,
  • am on one's side,
  • wast in favor of,
  • is on one's side,
  • being side,
  • was side,
  • takes liking to,
  • tilts toward,
  • was favor of,
  • leant toward,
  • wert in favor of,
  • in-cline,
  • taking to,
  • flashes on,
  • bucking for,
  • were on one's side,
  • was ones side,
  • were in favor of,
  • thought well of,
  • be on side,
  • wert side,
  • being one's side,
  • looks up to,
  • took liking to,
  • be on one side,
  • am one side,
  • be side,
  • be one side,
  • are on one's side,
  • regarding highly,
  • wert one side,
  • am on one side,
  • wert on one's side,
  • am on ones side,
  • was in favor of,
  • took a liking to,
  • being favor of,
  • being on one's side,
  • being on side,
  • looking up to,
  • are on ones side,
  • leaned toward,
  • flashing on.
  •feed (verb)
  • de-livering,
  • de-livered,
  • pro viding,
  • pro-visioning,
  • de livered,
  • Victualled,
  • de livering,
  • pro vides,
  • pro-vide,
  • wine dine,
  • re-gales,
  • pro visions,
  • pro-vision,
  • pro-vided,
  • re-gale,
  • re gale,
  • pro vision,
  • pro-visioned,
  • pro-vides,
  • de liver,
  • de-liver,
  • pro-viding,
  • pro visioning,
  • re gales,
  • de-livers,
  • pro vided,
  • pro-visions,
  • pro vide,
  • pro visioned,
  • de livers.
  •flatter (verb)
  • lay it on.
  •foment (verb)
  • fan flames,
  • sets on,
  • sowed the seeds,
  • fanned flames,
  • sowed seeds,
  • fanning the flames,
  • fanning flames,
  • sowing the seeds,
  • fanned the flames,
  • fans the flames,
  • fans flames,
  • sowing seeds,
  • sows the seeds,
  • sows seeds,
  • setting on.
  •further (verb)
  • gave a boost to,
  • opened doors,
  • taking care of,
  • gave boost to,
  • opens doors,
  • gives boost to,
  • gives a boost to,
  • works for,
  • give boost to,
  • giving boost to,
  • giving a boost to,
  • worked for,
  • wrought for,
  • working for,
  • opening doors.
  •give support; help (verb)
  • subsidize,
  • reinforce,
  • brace,
  • smile upon,
  • go for,
  • prevail,
  • back,
  • improve,
  • solace,
  • back up,
  • pat on the back,
  • bolster,
  • develop,
  • endorse,
  • succor,
  • sanction.
  •goad (verb)
  • firing up,
  • keys up,
  • keying up.
  •help (verb)
  • didst one's part,
  • inter-cede,
  • co operating,
  • wert use,
  • doest one's part,
  • doeth a service,
  • doth one's part,
  • doest service,
  • do part,
  • dost service,
  • does a service,
  • does one's part,
  • doing favor,
  • didst a service,
  • wert of use,
  • do one part,
  • dost favor,
  • doth one part,
  • did one part,
  • inter-cedes,
  • did a service,
  • doing service,
  • doing one's part,
  • does ones part,
  • co operates,
  • doeth a favor,
  • doth favor,
  • co operate,
  • doeth one part,
  • doth a service,
  • doing a favor,
  • were of use,
  • dost part,
  • doest part,
  • am of use,
  • does part,
  • doeth ones part,
  • am use,
  • doth part,
  • did favor,
  • doest favor,
  • did a favor,
  • dost one part,
  • doth service,
  • inter cede,
  • doing part,
  • sees through,
  • dost one's part,
  • being use,
  • doing one part,
  • does a favor,
  • does favor,
  • dost a service,
  • dost a favor,
  • did part,
  • didst service,
  • was use,
  • wast use,
  • did one's part,
  • wast of use,
  • didst ones part,
  • didst favor,
  • be use,
  • inter-ceded,
  • do ones part,
  • dost ones part,
  • didst a favor,
  • doeth service,
  • does service,
  • doeth one's part,
  • doeth favor,
  • did ones part,
  • are use,
  • doest a favor,
  • art use,
  • do favor,
  • didst part,
  • inter ceded,
  • being of use,
  • did service,
  • didst one part,
  • doest one part,
  • co operated,
  • is of use,
  • doth a favor,
  • inter ceding,
  • doth ones part,
  • doest ones part,
  • doeth part,
  • was of use,
  • inter cedes,
  • doing a service,
  • inter-ceding,
  • were use,
  • does one part,
  • is use,
  • doest a service,
  • saw through,
  • doing ones part.
  •incite (verb)
  • in-cited,
  • co-axed,
  • in-flames,
  • fans the fire,
  • co-axing,
  • in citing,
  • fans fire,
  • in flamed,
  • in cited,
  • in-flamed,
  • talks into,
  • in flame,
  • in cites,
  • in-flame,
  • sets off,
  • talk in to,
  • fanned the fire,
  • talking in to,
  • fanned fire,
  • in-cites,
  • gotten to,
  • in-cite,
  • in flaming,
  • co axing,
  • in-citing,
  • fan fire,
  • in cite,
  • talked in to,
  • talking into,
  • talked into,
  • co axed,
  • gat to,
  • talks in to,
  • fanning the fire,
  • fanning fire.
  •incite to action or greater effort often with a reward (verb)
  • incentivize.
  •inspirit (verb)
  • in spirited,
  • in-spiriting,
  • in spiriting,
  • in-spirit,
  • in-spirits,
  • in spirit,
  • in-spirited.
  •instigate (verb)
  • in-sinuate,
  • in sinuated,
  • rabble roused,
  • making waves,
  • rabblerousing,
  • in sinuate,
  • rabble rouses,
  • steams up,
  • rabblerouses,
  • in-sinuating,
  • in-sinuates,
  • rabble rouse,
  • made waves,
  • rabblerouse,
  • adds fuel,
  • rabble rousing,
  • in sinuates,
  • rabbleroused,
  • rabble-rouses,
  • rabble-roused,
  • in sinuating.
  •intensify (verb)
  • strengthen.
  •invite (verb)
  • haddest over,
  • gives invitation,
  • has over,
  • hast over,
  • re quested,
  • having over,
  • hadst in,
  • hath in,
  • has in,
  • invitationing,
  • included as guest,
  • re-questing,
  • had in,
  • in vite,
  • includes as guest,
  • hath over,
  • sends invitation,
  • including as guest,
  • sent invitation,
  • appealing to,
  • sending invitation,
  • haddest in,
  • appeals to,
  • re questing,
  • giving invitation,
  • hadst over,
  • having in,
  • re-quests,
  • gave invitation,
  • re quests,
  • invitationed,
  • hast in,
  • had over,
  • in-vite.
  •lighten (verb)
  • takes a load off,
  • took a load off,
  • takes load off,
  • taking a load off,
  • took load off,
  • take load off,
  • taking load off.
  •make light, encourage (verb)
  • buoy (up).
  •motivate (verb)
  • heave,
  • force,
  • magnetize,
  • impel,
  • lob,
  • prod,
  • fling,
  • hurl,
  • throw,
  • thrust,
  • shove,
  • jerk,
  • pitch,
  • jolt,
  • fire,
  • urge,
  • induce,
  • ferment,
  • entice,
  • hurtle,
  • catapult,
  • ram,
  • poke,
  • shoot,
  • sling,
  • propel,
  • energize,
  • bump,
  • jostle,
  • nudge,
  • launch,
  • strike,
  • punch,
  • jog,
  • move,
  • knock.
  •nerve (verb)
  • enheartened,
  • enheartens,
  • enheartening.
  •nurse (verb)
  • keeping eye on,
  • keeping alive,
  • saw to,
  • ministered to,
  • sees to,
  • keeps alive,
  • ministers to,
  • kept alive,
  • takes charge of,
  • baby sit,
  • keeps tabs on,
  • keeps an eye on,
  • watches out for,
  • seeing to,
  • keeps eye on,
  • taking charge of,
  • keeping an eye on,
  • keeping tabs on,
  • watched out for,
  • ministering to,
  • kept tabs on,
  • keep eye on,
  • watching out for,
  • kept eye on.
  •promise (verb)
  • be-tokens,
  • fore boding,
  • be-speaking,
  • be-speaks,
  • be-tokening,
  • fore-shadows,
  • giving hope,
  • holds out hope,
  • fore-shadowed,
  • fore tokened,
  • fore shadowed,
  • fore tokens,
  • pre sage,
  • shows signs of,
  • held out hope,
  • be token,
  • leading expect,
  • showed signs of,
  • fore-bodes,
  • de noting,
  • be spake,
  • fore-shadow,
  • be spoke,
  • leading to expect,
  • fore-token,
  • fore-tokening,
  • seemed likely,
  • pro mises,
  • leads to expect,
  • de-noted,
  • be-speak,
  • be-token,
  • fore shadowing,
  • be tokens,
  • pro-mises,
  • pre-sage,
  • fore boded,
  • fore-boded,
  • de noted,
  • held probability,
  • de-noting,
  • holding out hope,
  • de notes,
  • fore-boding,
  • led to expect,
  • de note,
  • lead expect,
  • de-notes,
  • be-spoken,
  • fore-shadowing,
  • fore bode,
  • fore token,
  • be spoken,
  • led expect,
  • pre sages,
  • gave hope,
  • pre-sages,
  • be-spoke,
  • de-note,
  • be-tokened,
  • fore-tokened,
  • be-spake,
  • be speaks,
  • be tokened,
  • holds probability,
  • fore-bode,
  • seeming likely,
  • leads expect,
  • be tokening,
  • holding probability,
  • fore bodes,
  • fore-tokens,
  • fore shadows,
  • pro-mise,
  • be speaking,
  • pro mise,
  • fore shadow,
  • fore tokening,
  • gives hope.
  •promote (verb)
  • pro mote,
  • pro-motes,
  • calls attention to,
  • pro-moting,
  • pro-mote,
  • pro moting,
  • called attention to,
  • pro motes.
  •promote or propose an idea (verb)
  • advance(s).
  •push (verb)
  • over press,
  • overpressed,
  • exerted influence,
  • going to town on,
  • poured it on,
  • over presses,
  • putting screws to,
  • strongarm,
  • poured on,
  • over pressing,
  • over-press,
  • pushed around,
  • over-pressing,
  • pouring on,
  • overpresses,
  • putting the screws to,
  • puts screws to,
  • puts the screws to,
  • exerts influence,
  • go town on,
  • speeds up,
  • goes to town on,
  • goes town on,
  • went town on,
  • overpressing,
  • over pressed,
  • over-pressed,
  • going town on,
  • went to town on,
  • pours on,
  • over-presses,
  • pouring it on.
  •rally (verb)
  • brought to order,
  • re-group,
  • came to order,
  • re forms,
  • re-assembling,
  • re new,
  • brings to order,
  • counter attacks,
  • be stirring,
  • be stirs,
  • brought order,
  • re groups,
  • came order,
  • re assembles,
  • be-stirring,
  • counter attacked,
  • re double,
  • re assembled,
  • re-grouping,
  • re-groups,
  • bonds together,
  • re-forms,
  • re storing,
  • bringing to order,
  • re-stored,
  • re doubling,
  • re stores,
  • bonding together,
  • re-stores,
  • be stirred,
  • comes order,
  • counter-attacked,
  • re group,
  • Re-forming,
  • be stir,
  • re-grouped,
  • counter attack,
  • re-new,
  • re forming,
  • re stored,
  • re grouped,
  • be-stirs,
  • re store,
  • re-news,
  • re-doubling,
  • re-double,
  • re doubled,
  • come order,
  • be-stirred,
  • came together,
  • re assemble,
  • be-stir,
  • bring order,
  • re grouping,
  • re-doubled,
  • re assembling,
  • brings order,
  • counter attacking,
  • coming order,
  • re form,
  • re-assembled,
  • counter-attacking,
  • re-assembles,
  • re-doubles,
  • re news,
  • re formed,
  • re doubles,
  • coming to order,
  • re-storing,
  • comes to order,
  • bringing order.
  •reanimate (verb)
  • re animated,
  • re-animated,
  • re activated,
  • re animate,
  • re activates,
  • re animates,
  • re-animating,
  • re-animates,
  • re activating,
  • re activate,
  • re-activates,
  • re-animate,
  • re animating.
  •reassure (verb)
  • puts mind rest,
  • puts mind to rest,
  • put ones mind rest,
  • putting mind rest,
  • snap one out it,
  • puts one's mind rest,
  • putting one's mind to rest,
  • putting one's mind rest,
  • puts ones mind to rest,
  • putting ones mind to rest,
  • putting one mind to rest,
  • snaps one out it,
  • re-assure,
  • putting mind to rest,
  • puts one mind to rest,
  • re-assured,
  • snapping one out of it,
  • re assured,
  • re-assuring,
  • puts one's mind to rest,
  • gives confidence,
  • put one mind rest,
  • puts ones mind rest,
  • snapped one out of it,
  • gave confidence,
  • re assuring,
  • re assures,
  • put mind to rest,
  • putting one mind rest,
  • re assure,
  • put mind rest,
  • re-assures,
  • put one mind to rest,
  • put one's mind rest,
  • putting ones mind rest,
  • puts one mind rest,
  • snapping one out it,
  • put ones mind to rest,
  • snapped one out it,
  • snaps one out of it.
  •reawaken (verb)
  • re awakens,
  • re awaken,
  • re awakening,
  • re-awakened,
  • re-awakens,
  • re-awakening,
  • re awakened,
  • re-awaken.
  •revitalize (verb)
  • re vitalizes,
  • re-vitalizing,
  • re vitalized,
  • re-vitalize,
  • re-vitalizes,
  • re-vitalized,
  • re vitalize,
  • re vitalizing.
  •revive (verb)
  • comes around,
  • sprung up,
  • breathing new life in to,
  • breathed new life into,
  • re conditioning,
  • breathe new life in to,
  • re-kindled,
  • over-coming,
  • re-conditioning,
  • coming around,
  • re covered,
  • springs up,
  • over comes,
  • comes life,
  • sprang up,
  • come life,
  • re kindles,
  • re covering,
  • re pairing,
  • re kindled,
  • re-covered,
  • over-comes,
  • brings to,
  • re-covering,
  • coming to life,
  • re-covers,
  • came to life,
  • makes whole,
  • made whole,
  • breathed new life in to,
  • re pairs,
  • wakes up,
  • re-conditioned,
  • over coming,
  • making whole,
  • comes to life,
  • re-kindling,
  • re pair,
  • re-condition,
  • came around,
  • re-pair,
  • springing up,
  • re conditioned,
  • over come,
  • re-paired,
  • breathes new life in to,
  • re kindling,
  • breathing new life into,
  • bringing to,
  • re-conditions,
  • re kindle,
  • came life,
  • re cover,
  • re-pairing,
  • breathes new life into,
  • brought to,
  • re condition,
  • re paired,
  • re-kindles,
  • re conditions,
  • re-pairs,
  • re-kindle.
  •revivify (verb)
  • re vivify,
  • re-vivify,
  • re vivifies,
  • re-vivifying,
  • re-vivifies,
  • re-vivified,
  • re vivified,
  • re vivifying.
  •second (verb)
  • gave moral support,
  • giving moral support,
  • gives moral support.
  •steel (verb)
  • make one mind,
  • made mind,
  • making up one mind,
  • making up ones mind,
  • makes up mind,
  • makes up one's mind,
  • making one mind,
  • make up one mind,
  • makes up ones mind,
  • made up ones mind,
  • making one's mind,
  • make up ones mind,
  • make one's mind,
  • making mind,
  • made one mind,
  • made ones mind,
  • makes up one mind,
  • makes one's mind,
  • re adies,
  • made one's mind,
  • makes one mind,
  • re-adies,
  • made up one mind,
  • make ones mind,
  • makes mind,
  • made up one's mind,
  • making ones mind,
  • makes ones mind,
  • making up mind,
  • make mind,
  • made up mind.
  •stimulate (verb)
  • innervated,
  • in nerving,
  • gat going,
  • gotten started,
  • getting one going,
  • in nerved,
  • gat one going,
  • in-nerves,
  • builded a fire under,
  • got one going,
  • built fire under,
  • in nervate,
  • gets started,
  • gat started,
  • commoves,
  • gotten one started,
  • in-nervate,
  • got started,
  • in-nerving,
  • Commoved,
  • gotten one going,
  • got one started,
  • dynamizing,
  • innervates,
  • gat one started,
  • builds a fire under,
  • dynamized,
  • building a fire under,
  • dynamizes,
  • in-nerve,
  • in nerves,
  • build fire under,
  • gets one going,
  • building fire under,
  • innerves,
  • gets going,
  • getting started,
  • getting one started,
  • innervating,
  • built a fire under,
  • in nerve,
  • builded fire under,
  • gotten going,
  • builds fire under,
  • in-nerved,
  • gets one started.
  •stimulate spiritually (verb)
  • exhilarate,
  • refresh,
  • applaud,
  • excite,
  • give shot in arm,
  • galvanize,
  • sway,
  • restore,
  • embolden,
  • prick,
  • prop up,
  • psych up,
  • praise.
  •support (verb)
  • earning keep,
  • picked check,
  • earned ones keep,
  • earn ones keep,
  • picks check,
  • is source strength,
  • be source strength,
  • attends to,
  • wast a source of strength,
  • are a source strength,
  • were source of strength,
  • being a source of strength,
  • picked up the check,
  • am source strength,
  • putting up money for,
  • earns keep,
  • am a source of strength,
  • earning one keep,
  • earn keep,
  • payed expenses of,
  • puts up money for,
  • earned keep,
  • am source of strength,
  • earned one's keep,
  • picks up the check,
  • were a source of strength,
  • payed for,
  • art a source of strength,
  • earning one's keep,
  • putting money for,
  • was source of strength,
  • earns one keep,
  • was a source strength,
  • made living,
  • picking check,
  • being a source strength,
  • make living,
  • were source strength,
  • picking up the check,
  • wast source strength,
  • art source of strength,
  • pick up check,
  • wast a source strength,
  • art a source strength,
  • paying for,
  • picks up check,
  • picking up check,
  • was source strength,
  • wast source of strength,
  • picking the check,
  • is a source strength,
  • wert source strength,
  • pick check,
  • picked the check,
  • being source strength,
  • is source of strength,
  • be source of strength,
  • earning ones keep,
  • earn one keep,
  • picked up check,
  • wert a source of strength,
  • are source strength,
  • art source strength,
  • earns one's keep,
  • earned one keep,
  • was a source of strength,
  • paying expenses of,
  • pays expenses of,
  • pick the check,
  • made a living,
  • makes a living,
  • are a source of strength,
  • earns ones keep,
  • attending to,
  • pays for,
  • paid expenses of,
  • is a source of strength,
  • making living,
  • wert source of strength,
  • are source of strength,
  • were a source strength,
  • am a source strength,
  • wert a source strength,
  • picks the check,
  • be a source strength,
  • puts money for,
  • put money for,
  • being source of strength,
  • makes living.
  •uphold (verb)
  • hold one's end,
  • holds up one end,
  • up hold,
  • up-rear,
  • held up ones end,
  • holds one's end,
  • up bearing,
  • up-holding,
  • held end,
  • held one's end,
  • holding one end,
  • holds one end,
  • up-bear,
  • upbore,
  • hold one end,
  • holds to,
  • holds end,
  • up-held,
  • up borne,
  • holding up one end,
  • hold ones end,
  • holds up ones end,
  • hold up one end,
  • up rearing,
  • up-bore,
  • up-holds,
  • held up one end,
  • up rear,
  • upborne,
  • up-bears,
  • up-bearing,
  • hold end,
  • held up one's end,
  • holds up end,
  • up rears,
  • hold up end,
  • up holds,
  • up bore,
  • holds ones end,
  • upbears,
  • up held,
  • held to,
  • upbearing,
  • holding end,
  • hold up ones end,
  • up-rearing,
  • holding ones end,
  • holding up one's end,
  • up holding,
  • holds up one's end,
  • holding one's end,
  • held up end,
  • held ones end,
  • held one end,
  • holding up ones end,
  • up-reared,
  • up bear,
  • up-rears,
  • up bears,
  • up-borne,
  • holding up end,
  • up-hold,
  • shores up.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • rouse,
  • fortify,
  • hold out,
  • open up,
  • lubricate,
  • tempt,
  • stir into,
  • lure,
  • involve,
  • unlock,
  • make much of,
  • allow,
  • uplift,
  • get around,
  • nail down,
  • convince,
  • plead,
  • draw in,
  • put through.
  •
  • build up,
  • mobilize,
  • lobby.
  •
  • appeal,
  • campaign.
  •
  • commit.
  •
  • carry.
  •
  • lead.
  •
  • get.
  •advise
  • update,
  • opine,
  • Forewarned,
  • moves,
  • kibitz,
  • kibitzing,
  • pointed out,
  • level with,
  • put bug in ear,
  • pointing out,
  • give pointer,
  • give a pointer,
  • put in two cents,
  • give a tip.
  •aid
  • mitigated,
  • stick for,
  • straightening out,
  • stick up for,
  • straightened out,
  • lend a hand,
  • open doors for,
  • Subsidizing,
  • benefact,
  • straighten out.
  •approve
  • empower,
  • lap up,
  • signed on,
  • lapped up,
  • grooved,
  • push for,
  • permit,
  • subscribe to,
  • make law,
  • buy into,
  • hats off to,
  • give go-ahead,
  • subscribed to,
  • go along with,
  • grooving,
  • establish,
  • gets behind,
  • mandating,
  • make valid,
  • sign off on,
  • get behind,
  • signing on.
  •arouse
  • inspirit.
  •back
  • stick by,
  • give a boost,
  • Allying,
  • side with,
  • giving a boost,
  • stake,
  • stand behind.
  •back up
  • pull for,
  • lend support.
  •brighten
  • perked up,
  • become cheerful.
  •cheer
  • snap out of it,
  • put on cloud nine,
  • let the sun shine in,
  • put on top of the world,
  • RAH.
  •console
  • untroubling,
  • express sympathy,
  • condoling with,
  • expressing sympathy,
  • untrouble,
  • condole with.
  •egg on
  • stirred up,
  • stir up,
  • stirs up,
  • sicked,
  • SICS,
  • sicced,
  • stirring up,
  • sicking,
  • sic.
  •feed
  • Banqueted,
  • handed,
  • Victualling,
  • Provisioning,
  • victual,
  • Provisioned,
  • Victualed,
  • Victualing,
  • Regaling,
  • banqueting,
  • Regaled,
  • Handing.
  •goad
  • spur.
  •inspirit
  • in spirits.
  •lighten
  • take a load off.
  •Other relevant words:
  • rabble-rousing,
  • come together,
  • shored up,
  • give a lift,
  • exert influence,
  • made well,
  • bringing together,
  • livens,
  • grant respite,
  • railroading,
  • kudize,
  • further,
  • make alive,
  • bonded together,
  • comes together,
  • be on one's side,
  • insist,
  • regard highly,
  • Petted,
  • give a boost to,
  • make a pitch for,
  • feed,
  • reanimate,
  • talk into,
  • steamroll,
  • seeing through,
  • ballyhooing,
  • do a service,
  • take charge of,
  • looking to,
  • keep tabs on,
  • stood by,
  • jollied,
  • put the screws to,
  • act upon,
  • spring up,
  • get going,
  • putting up with,
  • watched over,
  • takes care of,
  • plead for,
  • Roweled,
  • Innerving,
  • counterattacking,
  • inspires,
  • forward,
  • wake up,
  • incite,
  • waking up,
  • jazzed,
  • look after,
  • juiced,
  • argue for,
  • pour it on,
  • making up one's mind,
  • sow the seeds,
  • reassembles,
  • Extolled,
  • commiserate with,
  • watch over,
  • hold to,
  • root for,
  • vivify,
  • get started,
  • Commoving,
  • bond together,
  • Disciplining,
  • Sided,
  • set off,
  • Rowelling,
  • inform,
  • over-burden,
  • push around,
  • Bestirring,
  • countenance,
  • Reverencing,
  • Innerved,
  • fire up,
  • worked on,
  • set forth,
  • give green light,
  • buck for,
  • go with,
  • regrouping,
  • railroaded,
  • put at ease,
  • snap one out of it,
  • make up mind,
  • singling out,
  • come to,
  • apprizing,
  • sit still for,
  • campaigning for,
  • put one's mind to rest,
  • boost,
  • promotes,
  • goosing,
  • Popularized,
  • dragoon,
  • spark,
  • second,
  • Inoculated,
  • Shepherded,
  • stood for,
  • woke up,
  • promote,
  • come on to,
  • work for,
  • foring,
  • minister to,
  • call arms,
  • working on,
  • shine to,
  • campaign for,
  • see through,
  • impelled,
  • put up with,
  • steam up,
  • Lauding,
  • come to life,
  • Mothered,
  • spirit up,
  • living with,
  • disciplined,
  • overburdened,
  • advance,
  • triggering,
  • Shepherding,
  • introduce,
  • looked after,
  • humoring,
  • speaking for,
  • Nurtured,
  • engender,
  • Innerve,
  • put on the map,
  • watch out for,
  • opting for,
  • jumpstart,
  • put forward,
  • roots,
  • persuades,
  • splash,
  • care for,
  • railroad,
  • run after,
  • hear it for,
  • give confidence,
  • fires up,
  • give a hand,
  • brought together,
  • shine up to,
  • invite,
  • help,
  • give invitation,
  • put up to,
  • revivify,
  • make waves,
  • do a favor,
  • puts up with,
  • jazzing,
  • reawaken,
  • have over,
  • acted upon,
  • cultivate,
  • build a fire under,
  • sold on,
  • rally,
  • FORS,
  • Succored,
  • favor,
  • give nod,
  • assure,
  • makes well,
  • keep alive,
  • bet on,
  • steel,
  • looks after,
  • put to,
  • steamed up,
  • hold with,
  • put with,
  • facilitate,
  • call attention to,
  • coming life,
  • Urged,
  • Dragooning,
  • work on,
  • keyed up,
  • over-wrought,
  • Upheld,
  • live with,
  • PSYCH,
  • cling to,
  • goose,
  • puts forward,
  • speak for,
  • give ovation,
  • animate,
  • buddy up,
  • quiet fears,
  • case out,
  • cares for,
  • speed up,
  • guard,
  • stand by,
  • livening,
  • single out,
  • put screws to,
  • instigate,
  • glorify,
  • provoke,
  • stump for,
  • grin and bear it,
  • Jollies,
  • psyching,
  • take with,
  • coming together,
  • hold up one's end,
  • get one going,
  • devote to,
  • exerting influence,
  • Remedied,
  • hold dear,
  • approve,
  • got to,
  • smile on,
  • watching over,
  • reassembled,
  • singled out,
  • Revering,
  • lighten burden,
  • revive,
  • set on,
  • Educating,
  • hearten,
  • leaning on,
  • brighten,
  • elate,
  • appealed to,
  • ballyhooed,
  • re-cover,
  • getting to,
  • get chummy with,
  • be in favor of,
  • have in,
  • teach,
  • drive,
  • co-operated,
  • get to,
  • play up to,
  • gladdened,
  • steaming up,
  • fan the flames,
  • get on good side of,
  • Justifying,
  • call upon,
  • cottoning to,
  • psychs,
  • Soothed,
  • Gladdening,
  • called upon,
  • give a leg up,
  • press for,
  • plump for,
  • fondling,
  • waked up,
  • Helped,
  • go to town on,
  • befriend,
  • send invitation,
  • Presenting,
  • pamper,
  • egg on,
  • makes waves,
  • innervate,
  • co-operates,
  • getting going,
  • aid,
  • make whole,
  • cheer up,
  • Perking,
  • come around,
  • flash on,
  • opt for,
  • Rallied,
  • commove,
  • re-assemble,
  • see to,
  • sell on,
  • strong arm,
  • hyped,
  • bestirs,
  • Rowelled,
  • stomach something,
  • include as guest,
  • stir,
  • key up,
  • Valuing,
  • appeal to,
  • be friends,
  • keep afloat,
  • speeded up,
  • standing by,
  • cleave to,
  • get in with,
  • advocate,
  • triggers,
  • calls upon,
  • grit teeth,
  • counter-attack,
  • held dear,
  • devoted to,
  • uphold,
  • brace up,
  • apprized,
  • nerve,
  • think well of,
  • enriches,
  • Promoted,
  • apprize,
  • Furthering,
  • bring to,
  • Propping,
  • pleading for,
  • trigger,
  • setting forth,
  • be of use,
  • sow seeds,
  • tilt toward,
  • goad,
  • dragoons,
  • speeding up,
  • in flames,
  • be in corner,
  • run interference for,
  • lay forward,
  • stimulate,
  • liven,
  • Bestirred,
  • pour on,
  • counterattacked,
  • took care of,
  • make well,
  • abet,
  • make up one's mind,
  • exhort,
  • nourish,
  • give moral support,
  • resurrect,
  • held in high esteem,
  • shore up,
  • brings together,
  • foment,
  • comfort,
  • promise,
  • get one started,
  • Spiriting,
  • foster,
  • cotton to,
  • leaning toward,
  • say so,
  • take a liking to,
  • console,
  • counter-attacks,
  • took charge of,
  • Overpress,
  • fan the fire,
  • gooses,
  • cheer,
  • take under one's wing,
  • regrouped,
  • give the nod,
  • throw spotlight on,
  • opts for,
  • cared for,
  • ride shotgun for,
  • kept an eye on,
  • co-operating,
  • lean toward,
  • rowel,
  • reassembling,
  • dote on,
  • facilitates,
  • shoring up,
  • do one's part,
  • Roweling,
  • looking after,
  • rooting for,
  • re-formed,
  • take care of,
  • reassemble,
  • doted on,
  • running after,
  • take up with,
  • holding to,
  • look to,
  • making well,
  • vaccinate,
  • woken,
  • invited,
  • Enhearten,
  • laud,
  • look up to,
  • goosed,
  • sell,
  • take pains with,
  • come to order,
  • nurse,
  • hasten,
  • advise,
  • got going,
  • babysit,
  • spread around,
  • plumped for,
  • setting off,
  • breathe new life into,
  • do service,
  • clings to,
  • livened,
  • co-operate,
  • get ink for,
  • pushing around,
  • reassure,
  • regroup,
  • jollying,
  • giving confidence,
  • Upbear,
  • bring to order,
  • gets to,
  • perked,
  • cherish,
  • devote oneself to,
  • regroups,
  • satisfy,
  • fored,
  • sympathize,
  • hold in high esteem,
  • take a shine to,
  • bestir,
  • Mothering,
  • take under wing,
  • Succoring,
  • rabble-rouse,
  • take to,
  • lean on,
  • hugging,
  • calling attention to,
  • juicing,
  • seek friendship,
  • suck up to,
  • rowels,
  • Dragooned,
  • forwarding,
  • sped up,
  • give stamp of approval,
  • push,
  • bring together,
  • nod at,
  • get next to,
  • get on bandwagon,
  • dynamize,
  • keep an eye on.
  •promise
  • Omened,
  • Foretokened,
  • Omening,
  • foretokens,
  • foretoken,
  • give hope,
  • hold out hope,
  • hold probability,
  • show signs of,
  • Foretokening,
  • seems likely,
  • lead to expect,
  • showing signs of,
  • seem likely.
  •reanimate
  • re-activate,
  • re-activating,
  • reactivate,
  • re-activated.
  •revitalize
  • revitalize.
  •support
  • supporting,
  • earn one's keep,
  • attend to,
  • pay for,
  • pick up the check,
  • paid for,
  • making a living,
  • make a living,
  • funded,
  • pay expenses of,
  • attended to,
  • be a source of strength,
  • put up money for.

Paraphrases for Encourage:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    encouraging.
  • Proper noun, singular
    encouraging.
  • Noun, plural
    encourages.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    encouraging.
  • Adverb
    encouraging.
  • Verb, base form
    exhort.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    foster, further.
  • Proper noun, singular
    hails, fuels, appeals, foster, promotion.
  • Noun, plural
    Opportunities, outcomes, fosters, Possibilities, makes, promotion.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    boost, promotion.
  • Adverb
    further.
  • Verb, past tense
    Nurtured, Created, Helped, helping, focused, started, Urged, fostered, facilitated, Promoting, foster, Promoted, promotion.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    Engendering, contributing, Generating, motivating, Arousing, Bolstering, challenging, Sustaining, bringing, Cultivating, Fomenting, triggering, inducing, favoring, pushing, causing, spurring, Persuading, Instigating, inviting, Advocating, Recruiting, helping, cheering, enlisting, rewarding, prompting, instilling, guiding, Procuring, catalyzing, Mobilizing, nourishing, emphasizing, Aiming, pressing, catalysing, targeting, upgrading, retaining, practicing, Eliciting, fuelling, Fanning, directing, Influencing, Abetting, Soliciting, Aiding, drawing, calling, keeping, hooking, getting, Promoting, foster.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    are, motivate, inspire, contribute, instigate, recommend, endorse, push, generate, boost, help, discourage, call, ask, suggest, allow, benefit.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    enhances, contributes, motivates, inspires, furthers, attracts, benefits, advocates, demonstrates, instigates, helps, favors, procures, emphasizes, aims, allows, offers, Drives, aids, plans, takes, builds, fosters, makes, foster.
  • Verb, base form
    groups, Urged, links, lay, induce, motivate, inspire, incentivize, contribute, persuade, foster, engender, galvanise, invigorate, energize, animate, propel, provoke, cheer, instigate, convince, sustain, recommend, endorse, empower, Catalyse, arouse, push, generate, trigger, accelerate, boost, help, discourage, pursue, achieve, call, calls, spark, forge, ask, tempt, compel, reinvigorate, underpin, broaden, further, promotion, suggest, educate, allow, reward, kick-start, uphold, augment, introduce, stir, emphasize, heighten, ignite, sensitize, jump-start, benefit.

• Other Related

  • Cardinal number
    encourages, encouragement.
  • Adjective
    encourages, Promoting, encouraged, conducive, Promoted.
  • Proper noun, singular
    encourages, Promoting, encouraged, encouragement.
  • Noun, plural
    encouraged.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    encourages, Promoting, encouragement, stimulation.
  • Adverb
    encourages, encouragement.
  • Verb, past tense
    supported.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    enticing, Inciting, sponsoring, Assisting, accommodating.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    reinforce, encouragement.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    enables, nurtures, incites, assists.
  • Verb, base form
    spur, entice, bolster, embolden, reinforce, instill, encouragement, lure.

Antonyms for Encourage:

• v.

  • emotion
    discourage.
  • give support; help
    condemn, hinder, undermine, stop, disapprove, obstruct, ignore, impede, prevent, cease, reject, refuse, worsen, neglect, halt, decrease, protest, injure, thwart, oppose, disagree, worry.
  • stimulate spiritually
    annoy, deaden, trouble, sadden, confuse, dispirit, deject, depress, dull, agitate, repress, leave alone, uninspire, dishearten, dampen, block, hurt, deter, tire, dissuade, bore, upset.
  • Other antonyms:
    combat, PSYCH, confound, shackle, hobble, curb, mollify, hamstring, stifle, appease, denounce, check, arrest, debilitate, counteract, pacify, interdict, calm, weaken, fight, ban, placate, constrain, enfeeble, bar, soothe, snuff, expose, counter, interfere, tranquilize, baffle, disconcert, fetter, brake, contend, battle, manacle.

Homophones for Encourage:

• engorge, eminence grise, encroach, engross.

Hypernym for Encourage:

• v.

  • emotion
    embolden, cheer, spur, barrack, exhort, hearten, root on, goad, nurture, urge on, recreate, bring out, hollo, urge, foster, draw out, pep up, inspire.
  • social
    connive at, further, help, wink at, foster, conduce, spur, lead, contribute, feed, carry.

Hyponym for Encourage:

• v.

  • communication
    get, have, induce, make, stimulate, cause.
  • emotion
    enliven, inspire, exalt, invigorate, animate.
  • social
    back up, support.