Synonyms of encouraged

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as in reassured

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reassured
• unafraid
• comforted
• emboldened
• courageous
• brave
• determined
• heartened
• undaunted
• fearless
• intrepid
• undeterred
• valiant
• dauntless
• gutsy
• resolute
• heroic
• spirited
• undismayed
• daring
• unflinching
• plucky
• heroical
• valorous
• stalwart
• adventurous
• bold
• stouthearted
• game
• unswerving
• Spartan
• gallant
• greathearted
• spunky
• adventuresome
• undauntable
• lionhearted
• gritty
• venturesome
• hardy
• foolish
• stout
• venturous
• doughty
• audacious
• gutty
• mad
• mettlesome
• firm
• imprudent
• thoughtless
• reckless
• foolhardy
• dashing
• insane
• impetuous
• brazen
• incautious
• lunatic
• nutty
• impulsive
• overconfident
• rash
• hasty
• hotheaded
• heedless
• crazy
• daredevil
• madcap
• precipitate
• brash
• headlong
• half-witted
• wild
• overbold

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• anxious
• timid
• careful
• nervous
• cautious
• afraid
• apprehensive
• shy
• scary
• prudent
• diffident
• skittish
• frightened
• upset
• startled
• terrified
• shocked
• disturbed
• scared
• horrified
• unnerved
• worried
• concerned
• agitated
• panicked
• spooked
• mousy
• mousey
• perturbed
• heedful
• disquieted
• disconcerted
• unadventurous
• weak
• fearful
• terrorized
• yellow
• timorous
• pusillanimous
• craven
• wimpy
• coward
• cowardly
• panic-stricken
• fainthearted
• spineless
• gutless
• spiritless
• dastardly
• unheroic
• nerveless
• chicken
• ungallant
• uncourageous
• poor-spirited
• weakhearted
• milk-livered
• chickenhearted
• chicken-livered
• lily-livered
• poltroon

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as in supported

Synonyms & Similar Words

• supported
• promoted
• suggested
• endorsed
• approved
• abetted
• licensed
• indorsed
• certified
• permissible
• legitimate
• lawful
• authorized
• legal
• official
• regulation
• legit
• sanctioned
• licit
• canonical
• authoritative
• ex officio
• semiofficial

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unauthorized
• unofficial
• illegal
• unlawful
• impermissible
• illicit
• wrongful
• unsanctioned
• illegitimate
• nonofficial
• unlicensed
• lawless
• unapproved
• verboten

encouraged

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verb

past tense of encourage

1

as in inspired

to fill with courage or strength of purpose

a pep talk that encouraged the team to get out there and win

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inspired
• emboldened
• heartened
• reinforced
• stimulated
• cheered (up)
• reassured
• buoyed (up)
• inspirited
• provoked
• enforced
• steeled
• bore up
• assured
• enlivened
• invigorated
• strengthened
• animated
• excited
• chirked (up)
• reenforced
• bucked up
• stirred
• rallied
• energized
• fortified
• galvanized
• quickened
• boosted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discouraged
• disheartened
• daunted
• depressed
• saddened
• undermined
• weakened
• demoralized
• dispirited
• intimidated
• debilitated
• hamstrung
• enfeebled
• psyched (out)

2

as in promoted

to help the growth or development of

asserted that the government should be encouraging small businesses, not smothering them with regulations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• promoted
• cultivated
• nurtured
• fostered
• forwarded
• advanced
• furthered
• assisted
• supported
• nourished
• advocated
• incubated
• endorsed
• aided
• funded
• championed
• indorsed
• financed
• upheld
• nursed
• backed
• patronized
• subsidized
• abetted
• advertised
• endowed
• staked
• publicized
• worked (for)
• boosted
• wrought (for)
• underwrote
• touted
• plugged
• agitated (for)
• campaigned (for)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discouraged
• prohibited
• hindered
• inhibited
• frustrated
• prevented
• opposed
• forbade
• enjoined
• banned
• barred
• proscribed
• outlawed
• fought
• countered
• suppressed
• contended (with)
• combated
• checked
• stifled
• battled
• arrested
• repressed
• subdued
• halted
• forbad
• interdicted
• combatted
• squashed
• retarded
• impeded
• obstructed
• squelched
• interfered (with)
• encumbered
• hobbled
• shackled
• snuffed (out)
• fettered
• manacled

3

as in provoked

to rouse to strong feeling or action

the movie's cheap special effects will not encourage audiences to sit on the edge of their seats but to roll in the aisles with laughter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• provoked
• stimulated
• inspired
• motivated
• stirred
• aroused
• excited
• moved
• incited
• induced
• sparked
• instigated
• drove
• impassioned
• triggered
• motived
• piqued
• fired (up)
• revved (up)
• bothered
• ignited
• angered
• activated
• energized
• galvanized
• fanned
• enraged
• kindled
• animated
• set off
• built a fire under
• abetted
• vitalized
• quickened
• inflamed
• got
• fomented
• upset
• keyed (up)
• annoyed
• taunted
• teased
• whipped (up)
• enflamed
• pumped up
• raised
• jeered
• irritated
• maddened
• fermented
• aggravated
• exasperated
• vexed
• galled
• vext

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• calmed
• subdued
• soothed
• appeased
• placated
• pacified
• mollified
• tranquillized
• tranquilized

4

as in urged

to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action

the pastor continues to encourage the couple to work out their problems in hopes of saving their marriage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• urged
• nudged
• prompted
• spurred
• pushed
• exhorted
• coaxed
• goaded
• propelled
• prodded
• provoked
• drove
• stimulated
• pressed
• egged (on)
• hurried
• implored
• pressured
• rushed
• hustled
• cajoled
• besought
• beseeched
• importuned
• adjured
• incited
• nagged
• instigated
• wheedled
• fomented
• stirred (up)
• needled
• blandished
• soft-soaped
• high-pressured

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discouraged
• deterred
• checked
• dissuaded
• constrained
• restrained
• inhibited
• held back
• curbed
• braked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of encouraged

Verb

The Year of Return also encouraged tourism and cultural connections between the African diaspora and Ghana. —La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024

Customers are encouraged to check with their local store for specific hours of operation. —Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024

Municipalities, school districts, and school bus transportation companies are eligible and encouraged to apply. —Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024

Customers are encouraged to contact their local store for specific holiday hours. —Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024

Customers are encouraged to check Rite Aid's website for holiday store hours. —Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024

An artist and activist with the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), Rotolo encouraged Dylan’s support for the nascent civil rights movement. —Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024

The event is free and open to the public, but fundraising is encouraged before and during the event. —Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024

While much of the work is already underway, Gordon encouraged those able to continue to donate to help bring the project to fruition. —Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 22 Dec. 2024