Synonyms of heartened

heartened 1 of 2

adjective

as in reassured

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

heartened

2 of 2

verb

past tense of hearten

as in encouraged

to fill with courage or strength of purpose

thinking we were hopelessly lost, we were heartened by the sight of a familiar farmhouse

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of heartened

Verb

Nelsen, however, said he has been heartened by the ongoing settlement talks between the state and Khosla. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 16 July 2026

Block said advocates for trans teenagers were heartened by the narrowness of the decision. — Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 30 June 2026

The Richmond Fed chief was heartened by a rapid decline in gasoline prices in his district as the price of oil fell following a recent ceasefire agreement between the US and Iran. — Catarina Saraiva, Fortune, 28 June 2026

Ruhlin said she was heartened to see some of the recommendations, notably those pushing for more transparency, instituted shortly after the report was submitted, and Jonsen has voiced broad agreement with the report findings. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 18 May 2026

In the weeks leading up to the film’s release, both Becker and Tremper said they were heartened to see the early reaction the film received at the Sundance Film Festival and other venues. — Susan Caminiti, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026

But Republicans have been heartened by strong early-voting turnout in conservative areas, along with a landslide victory in a legislative election last month. — Russell Berman, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026

Apollo's old-timers are heartened that the 43-year-old Isaacman is accelerating the pace of Artemis launches to more closely match Apollo's speed and safety record. — Arkansas Online, 31 Mar. 2026

Still, the sound heartened Taboada. — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026