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- 1. giving someone support or confidence; supportive: "she gave me an encouraging smile" Similar Opposite
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adjective. uk / ɪnˈkʌr.ɪ.dʒɪŋ / us / ɪnˈkɝː.ɪ.dʒɪŋ / Add to word list. B2. making you feel more confidence or hope: There was a lot of positive feedback, which was very encouraging. Fewer examples. It's very encouraging that Andrew is in favour of the project. The sales figures are very encouraging.
: giving hope or promise. encouraging news. encouragingly. in-ˈkər-i-jiŋ-lē. -ˈkə-ri- en- adverb. Synonyms. auspicious. bright. fair. golden. heartening. hopeful. likely. optimistic. promising. propitious. rose-colored. roseate. rosy. upbeat. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of encouraging in a Sentence.
Definitions of encouraging. adjective. giving courage or confidence or hope. “ encouraging advances in medical research” synonyms: reassuring. restoring confidence and relieving anxiety. exhortative, exhortatory, hortative, hortatory. giving strong encouragement. heartening, inspiriting, uplifting. cheerfully encouraging. promotive.
Synonyms for ENCOURAGING: promising, bright, optimistic, hopeful, heartening, likely, upbeat, reassuring; Antonyms of ENCOURAGING: discouraging, desperate, unlikely, dark, depressing, pessimistic, hopeless, gloomy.
to help someone to feel confident and able to do something, or to give advice to someone to do something: Our parents always encouraged us to ask questions. If something encourages an activity, it supports it or makes it more likely: The city needs to encourage job creation. encouragement. noun [ U ] us / ɪnˈkɜr·ɪdʒ·mənt, -ˈkʌr·ɪdʒ- /
The meaning of ENCOURAGE is to inspire with courage, spirit, or hope : hearten. How to use encourage in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Encourage.
Something that is encouraging gives people hope or confidence. There are encouraging signs of an artistic revival. The results have been encouraging. It was encouraging that he recognised the dangers facing the company. Synonyms: promising, good, bright, comforting More Synonyms of encouraging.
/ɪnˈkɜːrɪdʒɪŋ/ that gives somebody support, courage or hope. This month's unemployment figures are not very encouraging. You could try being a little more encouraging! Despite the encouraging findings, we remain cautious. opposite discouraging. Take your English to the next level.
When you encourage someone, you give him or her the courage or confidence to do something, like when you encourage your little brother to play harder by yelling his name from the sidelines of the soccer field.
Definition of encourage verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
