Encourage synonyms

Advocate, affirmative, coax, abet, and advance are all synonyms for encourage. Discourage, discouraging, and unsupportive are antonyms of encourage. And here are 100 another word for encourage.

Another word for encourage

1. hearten

Affirmative, animate, auspicious, bright, buck up, buoy up, cheer, cheerful, cheering, comforting, egg on, embolden, enthusiastic, favourable, fillip, fire up, fortify, full of promise, give a shot in the arm to, gratifying, hearten, heartening, helpful, hopeful, incentivize, incite, inspire, inspiring, inspirit, invigorate, lift the spirits of, light a fire under, motivate, pep up, pleasing, positive, promising, propitious, raise the morale of, rally, reassuring, responsive, revitalize, rosy, sensitive, spirit someone up, spur on, stiffen the resolve of, stimulate, stimulating, stir up, stir, supportive, sympathetic, understanding, uplift, uplifting, vitalize, welcome, whip up, and appreciative are all synonyms for encourage.

2. coax

Coax, egg on, exhort, goad, influence, persuade, press, pressure, pressurize, prod, prompt, push, put the heat on, put the screws on, spur, sway, urge, and twist someone's arm are all another word for encourage.

3. endorse

Abet, advance, advocate, aid, assist, back, boost, champion, endorse, enrich, forward, foster, fuel, further, help, promote, recommend, strengthen, support, and favour are all synonyms for encourage.

Encourage synonym statistics

Encourage synonym page has a variety of synonyms that differ in length. 1 synonym with 3, and 14 letters and 13 synonyms with 4, 7, and 10 letters. 7 synonyms with 5, and 9 letters and 15 synonyms with 6 letters.

12 synonyms with 8 letters and 4 synonyms with 11 letters. 2 synonyms with 12, 13, 15, 16, and 19 letters. For a total of 96 another word for encourage.

Encourage sentences

She encouraged him to try again.

The teacher encouraged creative thinking today.

He felt encouraged by their support.

They encouraged teamwork in the project.

Related Words for encourage

  1. Durable
    • Synonyms: long-lasting, hard-wearing
    • Opposites: flimsy, delicate, short-lived
    • Part of speech: adjective
  2. Heritage
    • Synonyms: inheritance, birthright
    • Opposites: dispossession, loss
    • Part of speech: noun
  3. Stage
    • Synonyms: phase, period
    • Opposites: completion, conclusion
    • Part of speech: noun
  4. Adherence
    • Synonyms: Compliance, obedience
    • Opposites: disobedience, neglect
    • Part of speech: noun
  5. Frequency
    • Synonyms: Regularity, rate
    • Opposites: rarity, infrequency
    • Part of speech: noun
  6. Accountability
    • Synonyms: Responsibility, answerability
    • Opposites: irresponsibility, unaccountability
    • Part of speech: noun
  7. Income
    • Synonyms: earnings, salary
    • Opposites: expenditure, outgoings
    • Part of speech: noun
  8. Inconsistent
    • Synonyms: incompatible with, conflicting with
    • Opposites: consistent, steady
    • Part of speech: adjective
  9. Inconsiderate
    • Synonyms: thoughtless, unthinking
    • Opposites: considerate, thoughtful
    • Part of speech: adjective
  10. Discourse
    • Synonyms: discussion, conversation
    • Opposites: silence, quiet
    • Part of speech: noun
  11. Sequence
    • Synonyms: succession, order
    • Opposites: disorder, randomness
    • Part of speech: noun
  12. Aura
    • Synonyms: atmosphere, air
    • Opposites: dullness, lifelessness
    • Part of speech: noun
  13. Incomplete
    • Synonyms: deficient, insufficient
    • Opposites: complete, finished
    • Part of speech: adjective
  14. Pragmatic
    • Synonyms: practical, matter-of-fact
    • Opposites: impractical, unrealistic, idealistic
    • Part of speech: adjective
  15. Rage
    • Synonyms: temper, fit of rage/fury/anger/temper
    • Opposites: calm, serenity
    • Part of speech: noun
  16. Occurrence
    • Synonyms: event, incident
    • Opposites: rarity, anomaly
    • Part of speech: noun
  17. Encompasses
    • Synonyms: surround, enclose
    • Opposites: excludes, omits
    • Part of speech: verb
  18. Damaged
    • Synonyms: Broken, ruined
    • Opposites: intact, undamaged
    • Part of speech: adjective
  19. Incorporate
    • Synonyms: embody, include
    • Opposites: exclude, separate
    • Part of speech: verb
  20. Agenda
    • Synonyms: Schedule, plan
    • Opposites: disorganization, chaos
    • Part of speech: noun
  21. Inconvenience
    • Synonyms: trouble, bother
    • Opposites: help, convenience
    • Part of speech: noun
  22. Account
    • Synonyms: description, report
    • Opposites: disregard, overlook
    • Part of speech: noun
  23. Preference
    • Synonyms: liking, partiality
    • Opposites: disfavor, aversion
    • Part of speech: noun
  24. Absence
    • Synonyms: non-attendance, non-appearance
    • Opposites: presence, availability
    • Part of speech: noun
  25. Eager
    • Synonyms: anxious, impatient
    • Opposites: uninterested, apathetic
    • Part of speech: adjective
  26. Incorrect
    • Synonyms: wrong, mistaken
    • Opposites: correct, accurate
    • Part of speech: adjective
  27. Tragic
    • Synonyms: disastrous, calamitous
    • Opposites: fortunate, lucky
    • Part of speech: adjective
  28. Of the essence
    • Synonyms: vital, essential
    • Opposites: inessential, unimportant, non-essential
    • Part of speech: adjective
  29. Essence
    • Synonyms: quintessence, soul
    • Opposites: superficiality, insignificance
    • Part of speech: noun
  30. Audience
    • Synonyms: spectators, listeners
    • Opposites: performers, speakers
    • Part of speech: noun
  31. Language
    • Synonyms: Tongue, dialect
    • Opposites: silence, inaction
    • Part of speech: noun
  32. Endeavour
    • Synonyms: try, attempt
    • Opposites: neglect, idleness
    • Part of speech: verb
  33. Fragile
    • Synonyms: breakable, easily broken
    • Opposites: sound, durable
    • Part of speech: adjective
  34. Tendency
    • Synonyms: propensity, proclivity
    • Opposites: aversion, disinclination
    • Part of speech: noun
  35. Favourite
    • Synonyms: best-loved, most-liked
    • Opposites: least liked, disliked
    • Part of speech: adjective
  36. Image
    • Synonyms: likeness, resemblance
    • Opposites: reality, void
    • Part of speech: noun
  37. Patience
    • Synonyms: forbearance, tolerance
    • Opposites: impatience, urgency
    • Part of speech: noun
  38. Reference
    • Synonyms: mention of, allusion to
    • Opposites: disregard, silence
    • Part of speech: noun
  39. Existence
    • Synonyms: alive, existing
    • Opposites: non-existence, extinct
    • Part of speech: noun
  40. Average
    • Synonyms: mean, median
    • Opposites: outstanding, exceptional
    • Part of speech: noun
  41. Management
    • Synonyms: Administration, arrangement
    • Opposites: chaos, mismanagement
    • Part of speech: adjective
  42. Behaviour
    • Synonyms: conduct, way of behaving
    • Opposites: inaction, passivity
    • Part of speech: noun
  43. Leverage
    • Synonyms: grip, purchase
    • Opposites: disadvantage, liability
    • Part of speech: noun
  44. Engage
    • Synonyms: capture, catch
    • Opposites: lose, dismiss
    • Part of speech: verb
  45. Courage
    • Synonyms: Bravery, valor
    • Opposites: cowardice, fear
    • Part of speech: noun
  46. Of course
    • Synonyms: naturally, as might be expected
    • Opposites: not at all, definitely not
    • Part of speech: adverb
  47. Disadvantage
    • Synonyms: drawback, snag
    • Opposites: advantage, benefit
    • Part of speech: noun
  48. Source
    • Synonyms: origin, place of origin
    • Opposites: outcome, effect
    • Part of speech: noun
  49. Resilience
    • Synonyms: flexibility, pliability
    • Opposites: rigidity, fragility, vulnerability, weakness
    • Part of speech: noun
  50. Resource
    • Synonyms: assets, funds
    • Opposites: deficiency, deprivation
    • Part of speech: noun
  51. Uncomfortable
    • Synonyms: painful, not comfortable
    • Opposites: relaxed, comfortable, pleasant
    • Part of speech: adjective
  52. Evidence
    • Synonyms: proof, confirmation
    • Opposites: support ,and disprove
    • Part of speech: noun
  53. Presence
    • Synonyms: existence, being there
    • Opposites: absence, nonexistence
    • Part of speech: noun
  54. Experience
    • Synonyms: involvement in, participation in
    • Opposites: knowledge, ignorance
    • Part of speech: noun
  55. Damage
    • Synonyms: harm, injury
    • Opposites: repair, improve
    • Part of speech: noun