Synonyms of encouraged

encouraged 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in reassured

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reassured
• emboldened
• comforted
• heartened
• determined
• unafraid
• brave
• courageous
• undaunted
• undeterred
• fearless
• intrepid
• stouthearted
• valiant
• undismayed
• gutsy
• dauntless
• spirited
• resolute
• daring
• game
• lionhearted
• plucky
• heroic
• unflinching
• adventurous
• doughty
• stalwart
• greathearted
• valorous
• bold
• spunky
• adventuresome
• unswerving
• gutty
• undauntable
• gallant
• venturesome
• hardy
• venturous
• foolish
• gritty
• audacious
• mad
• mettlesome
• heroical
• stout
• imprudent
• firm
• dashing
• foolhardy
• thoughtless
• reckless
• brazen
• insane
• Spartan
• impetuous
• incautious
• lunatic
• overconfident
• nutty
• impulsive
• rash
• hasty
• hotheaded
• precipitate
• madcap
• heedless
• daredevil
• crazy
• overbold
• brash
• headlong
• half-witted
• wild

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• anxious
• timid
• careful
• cautious
• nervous
• afraid
• apprehensive
• shy
• scary
• prudent
• diffident
• frightened
• skittish
• upset
• startled
• terrified
• shocked
• disturbed
• scared
• horrified
• unnerved
• worried
• concerned
• agitated
• panicked
• spooked
• perturbed
• mousey
• mousy
• disquieted
• disconcerted
• heedful
• terrorized
• unadventurous
• weak
• fearful
• yellow
• timorous
• pusillanimous
• craven
• wimpy
• coward
• cowardly
• fainthearted
• panic-stricken
• gutless
• spineless
• spiritless
• unheroic
• uncourageous
• dastardly
• nerveless
• chicken
• ungallant
• weakhearted
• milk-livered
• chickenhearted
• poor-spirited
• chicken-livered
• lily-livered
• poltroon

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• anxious
• timid
• careful
• cautious
• nervous
• afraid
• apprehensive
• shy
• scary
• prudent
• diffident
• frightened
• skittish
• upset
• startled
• terrified
• shocked
• disturbed
• scared
• horrified
• unnerved
• worried
• concerned
• agitated
• panicked
• spooked
• perturbed
• mousey
• mousy
• disquieted
• disconcerted
• heedful
• terrorized
• unadventurous
• weak
• fearful
• yellow
• timorous
• pusillanimous
• craven
• wimpy
• coward
• cowardly
• fainthearted
• panic-stricken
• gutless
• spineless
• spiritless
• unheroic
• uncourageous
• dastardly
• nerveless
• chicken
• ungallant
• weakhearted
• milk-livered
• chickenhearted
• poor-spirited
• chicken-livered
• lily-livered
• poltroon

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2

as in supported

Synonyms & Similar Words

• supported
• promoted
• suggested
• approved
• abetted
• endorsed
• licensed
• indorsed
• certified
• permissible
• authorized
• legitimate
• regulation
• lawful
• sanctioned
• legal
• official
• licit
• legit
• ex officio
• canonical
• authoritative
• semiofficial

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unauthorized
• illegal
• impermissible
• unofficial
• unlawful
• illicit
• unsanctioned
• wrongful
• illegitimate
• nonofficial
• unapproved
• unlicensed
• lawless
• verboten

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• unauthorized
• illegal
• impermissible
• unofficial
• unlawful
• illicit
• unsanctioned
• wrongful
• illegitimate
• nonofficial
• unapproved
• unlicensed
• lawless
• verboten

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encouraged

2 of 2

verb

past tense of encourage

1

as in inspired

to fill with courage or strength of purpose

a pep talk that encouraged the team to get out there and win

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inspired
• emboldened
• stimulated
• heartened
• reinforced
• inspirited
• reassured
• provoked
• bore up
• enforced
• assured
• invigorated
• enlivened
• strengthened
• steeled
• excited
• animated
• buoyed (up)
• energized
• cheered (up)
• rallied
• bucked up
• chirked (up)
• stirred
• galvanized
• reenforced
• fortified
• quickened
• boosted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discouraged
• disheartened
• daunted
• saddened
• depressed
• undermined
• weakened
• demoralized
• dispirited
• intimidated
• debilitated
• hamstrung
• enfeebled
• psyched (out)

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• discouraged
• disheartened
• daunted
• saddened
• depressed
• undermined
• weakened
• demoralized
• dispirited
• intimidated
• debilitated
• hamstrung
• enfeebled
• psyched (out)

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2

as in promoted

to help the growth or development of

asserted that the government should be encouraging small businesses, not smothering them with regulations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• promoted
• nurtured
• fostered
• cultivated
• forwarded
• supported
• assisted
• nourished
• furthered
• advanced
• advocated
• endorsed
• incubated
• aided
• championed
• funded
• patronized
• upheld
• backed
• nursed
• financed
• abetted
• subsidized
• underwrote
• advertised
• indorsed
• publicized
• staked
• boosted
• endowed
• touted
• plugged
• wrought (for)
• worked (for)
• agitated (for)
• campaigned (for)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discouraged
• prohibited
• hindered
• inhibited
• frustrated
• prevented
• opposed
• enjoined
• forbade
• banned
• proscribed
• fought
• outlawed
• barred
• countered
• suppressed
• contended (with)
• combated
• stifled
• checked
• arrested
• battled
• repressed
• subdued
• halted
• combatted
• forbad
• squashed
• interdicted
• impeded
• retarded
• squelched
• obstructed
• interfered (with)
• encumbered
• hobbled
• shackled
• fettered
• snuffed (out)
• manacled

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• discouraged
• prohibited
• hindered
• inhibited
• frustrated
• prevented
• opposed
• enjoined
• forbade
• banned
• proscribed
• fought
• outlawed
• barred
• countered
• suppressed
• contended (with)
• combated
• stifled
• checked
• arrested
• battled
• repressed
• subdued
• halted
• combatted
• forbad
• squashed
• interdicted
• impeded
• retarded
• squelched
• obstructed
• interfered (with)
• encumbered
• hobbled
• shackled
• fettered
• snuffed (out)
• manacled

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3

as in provoked

to rouse to strong feeling or action

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• provoked
• stimulated
• inspired
• motivated
• excited
• stirred
• aroused
• moved
• incited
• induced
• sparked
• instigated
• drove
• impassioned
• motived
• triggered
• piqued
• bothered
• angered
• ignited
• energized
• activated
• galvanized
• enraged
• fanned
• abetted
• vitalized
• kindled
• revved (up)
• animated
• fired (up)
• quickened
• set off
• got
• inflamed
• upset
• fomented
• annoyed
• built a fire under
• taunted
• teased
• jeered
• irritated
• raised
• maddened
• pumped up
• exasperated
• aggravated
• fermented
• enflamed
• vexed
• keyed (up)
• galled
• whipped (up)
• vext

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• soothed
• calmed
• subdued
• appeased
• placated
• mollified
• pacified
• tranquillized
• tranquilized

• soothed
• calmed
• subdued
• appeased
• placated
• mollified
• pacified
• tranquillized
• tranquilized

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4

as in urged

to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action

the pastor continues to encourage the couple to work out their problems in hopes of saving their marriage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• urged
• nudged
• prompted
• spurred
• exhorted
• pushed
• coaxed
• goaded
• prodded
• propelled
• provoked
• stimulated
• drove
• pressed
• implored
• pressured
• hurried
• cajoled
• rushed
• hustled
• beseeched
• importuned
• egged (on)
• incited
• adjured
• nagged
• instigated
• wheedled
• fomented
• besought
• needled
• blandished
• soft-soaped
• high-pressured
• stirred (up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discouraged
• deterred
• dissuaded
• constrained
• checked
• restrained
• inhibited
• held back
• curbed
• braked

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• discouraged
• deterred
• dissuaded
• constrained
• checked
• restrained
• inhibited
• held back
• curbed
• braked

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