Synonyms of nurturing

nurturing 1 of 3

adjective

as in caring

Related Words

• caring
• giving
• female
• feminine
• matronly
• womanly
• parental
• matriarchal
• maternal
• motherly
• mother
• womanlike
• womanish

nurturing

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noun

as in teaching

Related Words

• teaching
• development
• education
• nurturance
• schooling
• tutoring
• guidance
• instruction
• training
• improvement
• tuition
• tutelage
• cultivation
• enlightenment
• direction
• conditioning
• coaching
• edification
• pedagogy
• preparation
• readying
• higher education
• higher learning
• pedagogics
• didactics

nurturing

3 of 3

verb

present participle of nurture

1

as in cultivating

to help the growth or development of

wanted to find the art school that would best nurture his artistic talent

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cultivating
• promoting
• encouraging
• fostering
• advancing
• furthering
• forwarding
• nourishing
• assisting
• incubating
• supporting
• advocating
• nursing
• funding
• aiding
• upholding
• endorsing
• financing
• backing
• underwriting
• subsidizing
• championing
• advertising
• abetting
• working (for)
• boosting
• patronizing
• staking
• endowing
• publicizing
• plugging
• agitating (for)
• touting
• campaigning (for)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• preventing
• inhibiting
• discouraging
• hindering
• prohibiting
• forbidding
• fighting
• frustrating
• opposing
• combating
• proscribing
• banning
• enjoining
• countering
• outlawing
• barring
• battling
• interdicting
• suppressing
• stifling
• contending (with)
• repressing
• checking
• subduing
• squashing
• retarding
• arresting
• halting
• squelching
• interfering (with)
• impeding
• obstructing
• encumbering
• hobbling
• snuffing (out)
• shackling
• manacling
• fettering

2

as in educating

to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding

she feels that her lifelong practice of reading the Bible daily has nurtured her in ways she cannot describe

Synonyms & Similar Words

• educating
• inspiring
• enriching
• transforming
• edifying
• enlightening
• uplifting
• illumining
• illuminating
• improving
• ennobling
• elevating
• illuming
• lifting
• regenerating
• ensouling
• bettering
• renewing
• exalting
• transfiguring
• glorifying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confusing
• puzzling
• perplexing
• darkening
• obscuring
• clouding
• beclouding

3

as in sustaining

to supply with nourishment

nurtured their children through the long winters with home-cooked soup

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sustaining
• feeding
• satisfying
• nourishing
• filling
• suckling
• replenishing
• strengthening
• satiating
• fortifying
• catering
• nursing
• sating
• provisioning
• cloying
• boarding
• surfeiting
• victualing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nurturing

Noun

With the patience and dedicated nurturing of writing workshop professors, a flood of words filled one notebook after another. — Paula Grieve, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026

Pickles were often prepared as offerings during religious festivals, symbolizing prosperity and the nurturing of the human spirit. — Literary Hub, 31 Mar. 2026

For Ash, the film is a testament not only to his own story but to the nurturing that came from the Jewish Writers Institute throughout the process, which overlapped with an increasingly fraught time for Jewish creatives. — Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026

October 23 – November 21 Trust grows when it’s nurtured, and today is a great day to do some nurturing! — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 3 Mar. 2026

Scorpio October 23 – November 21 Trust grows when it’s nurtured, and today is a great day to do some nurturing! — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2026

The data don’t tell a story of youth becoming more dangerous, but of institutions withdrawing from their nurturing. — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026

Chef Evelyn Stokes says anyone is capable of cooking like a professional chef at home if given the proper training in a nurturing, empowering environment. — Scott Talley, Freep.com, 4 Jan. 2026

Anything rooted in your identity — your story, your culture, your softness, your nurturing, your humor, your aesthetic, your home — becomes a business opportunity. — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 23 Dec. 2025

Verb

The legendary British art collector has spent half a century acquiring paintings, sculpture, and furniture, along with nurturing contemporary creatives as a formidable patron. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 Oct. 2026

Advertisement A little emotions education goes a long way towards nurturing your well-being. — Juli Fraga, Time, 29 Oct. 2026

Meeting the international professionals who gather there and creating together with them is the key to nurturing Japanese IP into global content. — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2026

This new class of flamethrowing amateur diplomats has little reason to pursue the humdrum work of nurturing ties. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Thank you, Uncle Tim, for nurturing me in so many ways throughout my life. — Sean McGowan, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2026

The three children and a teacher shot to death at Silver Rail Elementary School in central Oregon were in a classroom dedicated to students with special needs – an environment that’s supposed to be nurturing, safe and supportive. — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026

The evening supports the organization’s year-round commitment to nurturing and connecting fashion and beauty professionals at every stage of their careers. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

Didst not thou know that Douthat has long been nurturing a side gig as a kids fantasy guy? — James Folta, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026