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

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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

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

His legacy, our critic writes, will be as much about his nurturing of new filmmakers as about his movies. — Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Sep. 2025

Verb

Brandon is looking for a nurturing family that can provide him with a sense of understanding and support. — The Star, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026

For four months, the Napa grower spent four to five hours a day tending four giant pumpkin plants, watching their vines, nurturing their fruit and waiting to see just how big one of them might get. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2026

Bellen's parents focused more on nurturing their children's gifts and interests like entrepreneurship and education and supporting their endeavors. — Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026

Together, the trio will focus on shepherding new projects and nurturing burgeoning talent, as Divide/Conquer has most recently done with Curry Barker, the Obsession breakout now on to his sophomore feature, Anything but Ghosts. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026

Sherratt has years of direct experience in attracting and nurturing teacher and principal talent, having worked previously for the University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026

At a macro level, a strong company culture is built by nurturing and developing talent from within. — Ryan McGrath, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

The minimal information on my sample contacts somewhat limited my ability to test this feature, but Breeze Assistant still impressed me with excellent suggestions for nurturing leads. — Dianna Gunn, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026

Handed a less demonstrative character, Ifans is very moving as a man who’s slow both to accept reality and to ask for help, despite making a living as a nurturing educator. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026