Synonyms of encouragements

encouragements

noun

plural of encouragement

as in incentives

something that arouses action or activity

the huge rebates that the auto companies were offering were all the encouragement I needed to buy a new car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• incentives
• impetuses
• motivations
• stimuli
• impulses
• provocations
• catalysts
• inducements
• stimulants
• reasons
• incitements
• spurs
• yeasts
• goads
• momenta
• instigations
• fuels
• invitations
• boosts
• shots in the arm
• considerations
• incitations
• causes
• motives
• antecedents
• sparks
• occasions
• grounds
• catalyzers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disincentives
• counterincentives

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of encouragements

Many folks send encouragements toward OP mom and her son, while others put heat on the other parents for sexualizing their kids’ friendship. — Devonne Goode, Parents, 26 July 2026

All through the park, competitors and onlookers hit vapes and shout tips and encouragements into trees. — Calin Van Paris, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026

In October 2024 ahead of her own stay at MSG, Billie Eilish recorded encouragements to take the subways for environmental benefits. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2025

Hints, counsels, warnings, remonstrations, even encouragements are, in the end, of limited value. — James Parker, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025

Ward and Curlee also started the app Counterbalance, which provides daily encouragements, recipes, community and more. — Emy Lacroix, People.com, 16 Aug. 2025