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Synonyms & Antonyms of encouraged
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Synonyms & Near Synonyms for encouraged
- bold,
- brave,
- courageous,
- dauntless,
- doughty,
- fearless,
- gallant,
- greathearted,
- gutsy,
- gutty,
- heroic
- (also heroical),
- intrepid,
- lionhearted,
- stalwart,
- stout,
- stouthearted,
- undauntable,
- undaunted,
- valiant,
- valorous
- determined,
- firm,
- game,
- gritty,
- plucky,
- resolute,
- Spartan,
- undeterred,
- undismayed,
- unflinching,
- unswerving
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for encouraged
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for encouraged
- lawful,
- legal,
- legit
- [slang],
- legitimate,
- licit,
- permissible,
- regulation
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for encouraged
encouraged
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of encouraged (Entry 2 of 2)
- a pep talk that encouraged the team to get out there and win
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- asserted that the government should be encouraging small businesses, not smothering them with regulations
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- banned,
- barred,
- enjoined,
- forbade
- (also forbad),
- interdicted,
- outlawed,
- prevented,
- prohibited,
- proscribed
Antonyms for encouraged
- the movie's cheap special effects will not encourage audiences to sit on the edge of their seats but to roll in the aisles with laughter
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- calmed,
- soothed,
- subdued,
- tranquilized
- (also tranquillized)
- the pastor continues to encourage the couple to work out their problems in hopes of saving their marriage
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“Encouraged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encouraged. Accessed 24 Oct. 2021.
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