Encourage synonyms such as advocate, affirmative, coax, abet, and advance. Encourage is a verb, and its antonyms are discourage, discouraging, and unsupportive. Additionally, here are 100 synonyms and nearby words for encourage as well as words beginning with
E, and En.
100 synonyms for encourage
1. hearten
affirmative
animate
appreciative
auspicious
buck up
buoy up
cheer
cheering
comforting
egg on
embolden
favourable
fillip
fire up
fortify
full of promise
give a shot in the arm to
gratifying
hearten
heartening
helpful
incentivize
incite
inspiring
inspirit
invigorate
lift the spirits of
light a fire under
motivate
pep up
pleasing
promising
propitious
raise the morale of
rally
reassuring
responsive
revitalize
rosy
spirit someone up
spur on
stiffen the resolve of
stimulate
stimulating
stir
stir up
sympathetic
understanding
uplifting
vitalize
whip up
2. coax
coax
egg on
exhort
goad
influence
persuade
press
pressurize
prod
prompt
put the heat on
put the screws on
spur
sway
twist someone's arm
urge
3. endorse
advance
back
endorse
favour
forward
fuel
recommend
strengthen