encouraging
/ɪnˈkɝɹɪd͡ʒɪŋ/adjective4 syllables
Encouraging means: giving courage or confidence or hope.
Synonyms for encouraging14
adjective, as in giving courage or confidence or hope
exhortative, exhortatory, hortative, hortatory, heartening, inspiriting, promotive, rallying, helpful, hopeful, reassuring
adjective, as in furnishing support and encouragement
Opposites of encouraging
discouraging
What does encouraging mean?2
adjective
1
giving courage or confidence or hope“encouraging advances in medical research”
2
furnishing support and encouragement“the anxious child needs supporting and accepting treatment from the teacher”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Encouraging in a sentence
- I want to draw your attention toward last quarter's results which are very encouraging.sacredceltic
- Encouraging emotional vulnerability and empathy can foster healthier relationships and personal growth.Nuel
- We have every reason to stay hopeful about this year's future encouraging prospects.LoverofEnglish
- You were encouraging this woman to love her husband.Deerhound
- Your encouraging words are very valuable to me.Dejo
- I want to draw your attention to the highly encouraging results from last quarter.AlanF_US
- The sharp upturn in design activity is encouraging.LK
- Algeria is encouraging the creation of micro-enterprises.Amastan
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