Word Meanings - ENCOURAGE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

To give courage to; to inspire with courage, spirit, or hope; to raise, or to increase, the confidence of; to animate; enhearten; to incite; to help forward; -- the opposite of discourage. David encouraged himself in the Lord. 1 Sam. xxx. 6. Syn.

Additional info about word: ENCOURAGE

To give courage to; to inspire with courage, spirit, or hope; to raise, or to increase, the confidence of; to animate; enhearten; to incite; to help forward; -- the opposite of discourage. David encouraged himself in the Lord. 1 Sam. xxx. 6. Syn. -- To embolden; inspirit; animate; enhearten; hearten; incite; cheer; urge; impel; stimulate; instigate; countenance; comfort; promote; advance; forward; strengthen.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of ENCOURAGE)

• Abet
• Aid
• support
• promote
• countenance
• uphold
• assist
• instigate
• encourage
• incite
• advocate
• sanction
• subsidize
• embolden
• Help
• succour
• befriend
• co-operate
• contribute favor
• foster
• protect
• abet
• Applaud
• Laud
• praise
• extol
• approve
• eulogize
• commend
• cry up
• magnify
• cheer
• Approve
• Like
• comment
• second
• authorize
• Assure
• Advise
• advertise
• promise
• inform
• rally
• console
• aid
• convince
• certify

Possible antonyms: (opposite words of ENCOURAGE)

• Confound
• confuse
• obscure
• mystify
• misinterpret
• misapprehend
• misconceive
• misrepresent
• Oppose
• confront
• discourage
• discountenance
• browbeat
• Blame
• censure
• discommend
• reprove
• Compliment
• flatter
• panegyrize
• eulogize
• Drop
• betray
• surrender
• abandon
• discontinue
• oppose
• weaken
• exhaust
• thwart
• disfavor
• subvert
• suppress

Related words: (words related to ENCOURAGE)

• COMMENDATOR
  One who holds a benefice in commendam; a commendatary. Chalmers.
• SECOND
  1. Immediately following the first; next to the first in order of place or time; hence, occuring again; another; other. And he slept and dreamed the second time. Gen. xli. 5. 2. Next to the first in value, power, excellence, dignity,
• INFORMITY
  Want of regular form; shapelessness.
• ASSISTANTLY
  In a manner to give aid.
• MISINTERPRETABLE
  Capable of being misinterpreted; liable to be misunderstood.
• FLATTER
  1. One who, or that which, makes flat or flattens. A flat-faced fulling hammer. A drawplate with a narrow, rectangular orifice, for drawing flat strips, as watch springs, etc.
• ASSURER
  1. One who assures. Specifically: One who insures against loss; an insurer or underwriter. 2. One who takes out a life assurance policy.
• SUPPORTABLE
  Capable of being supported, maintained, or endured; endurable. -- Sup*port"a*ble*ness, n. -- Sup*port"a*bly, adv.
• CONFOUNDED
  1. Confused; perplexed. A cloudy and confounded philosopher. Cudworth. 2. Excessive; extreme; abominable. He was a most confounded tory. Swift. The tongue of that confounded woman. Sir. W. Scott.
• APPROVEDLY
  So as to secure approbation; in an approved manner.
• CONFRONT
  1. To stand facing or in front of; to face; esp. to face hostilely; to oppose with firmness. We four, indeed, confronted were with four In Russian habit. Shak. He spoke and then confronts the bull. Dryden. Hester caught hold of Pearl, and drew
• SUPPORTATION
  Maintenance; support. Chaucer. Bacon.
• FAVOR
  Partiality; bias. Bouvier. 9. A letter or epistle; -- so called in civility or compliment; as, your favor of yesterday is received. 10. pl. (more info) L. favor, fr. favere to be favorable, cf. Skr. bhavaya to further, foster, causative of bhBe.
• COMMENDER
  One who commends or praises.
• OBSCURENESS
  Obscurity. Bp. Hall.
• INFORMOUS
  Of irregular form; shapeless. Sir T. Browne.
• PRAISEWORTHINESS
  The quality or state of being praiseworthy.
• OBSCURER
  One who, or that which, obscures.
• ASSISTANCE
  1. The act of assisting; help; aid; furtherance; succor; support. Without the assistance of a mortal hand. Shak. 2. An assistant or helper; a body of helpers. Wat Tyler killed by valiant Walworth, the lord mayor of London, and his assistance,
• EXTOLMENT
  Praise. Shak.
• UPCHEER
  To cheer up. Spenser.
• APPRAISER
  One who appraises; esp., a person appointed and sworn to estimate and fix the value of goods or estates.
• COMPROMISE
  promise to abide by the decision of an arbiter, fr. compromittere to 1. A mutual agreement to refer matters in dispute to the decision of arbitrators. Burrill. 2. A settlement by arbitration or by mutual consent reached by concession on both
• WELL-INFORMED
  Correctly informed; provided with information; well furnished with authentic knowledge; intelligent.
• MISADVISE
  To give bad counsel to.
• UNPROMISE
  To revoke or annul, as a promise. Chapman.