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encouraging definition
encouraging |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb encourage 2 of 3 senses of encourage Sense 1 promote, advance, boost, further, encourage => connive at wink at => foster, further => spur => help => carry => feed => contribute, lead, conduce Sense 2 encourage => cheer, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on exhort, pep up => foster, nurture => hollo => cheer, hearten, recreate, embolden => draw out => bring out => spur, goad Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb encourage 2 of 3 senses of encourage Sense 1 promote, advance, boost, further, encourage => connive at wink at => foster, further => spur => help => carry => feed => contribute, lead, conduce Sense 2 encourage => cheer, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on exhort, pep up => cheerlead => foster, nurture => patronize, patronise, patronage, support, keep going => serve, serve well => hollo => cheer, hearten, recreate, embolden => take heart, buck up => draw out => bring out => spur, goad Entailment of verb encourage Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb encourage 3 senses of encourage Sense 1 promote, advance, boost, further, encourage => support, back up Sense 2 encourage => inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt Sense 3 encourage => induce, stimulate, cause have get make Familiarity of verb encourage encourage used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb encourage Sense 1 promote, advance, boost, further, encourage => support, back up -------------- Sense 2 encourage => inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt -------------- Sense 3 encourage => induce, stimulate, cause have get make -------------- Overview of verb encourage The verb encourage has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (53) promote, advance, boost, further, encourage -- (contribute to the progress or growth of "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom") 2. (12) encourage -- (inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to) 3. (1) encourage -- (spur on "His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife") Overview of adj encouraging The adj encouraging has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. encouraging -- (giving courage or confidence or hope; "encouraging advances in medical research") 2. encouraging, supporting -- (furnishing support and encouragement; "the anxious child needs supporting and accepting treatment from the teacher") 3. auspicious, encouraging, favorable, favourable, lucky, prosperous -- (tending to favor or bring good luck; "miracles are auspicious accidents"; "encouraging omens"; "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision") Antonyms of adj encouraging 3 senses of encouraging Sense 1 encouraging (vs. discouraging) discouraging (vs. encouraging) => daunting, intimidating => demoralizing, demoralising, disheartening, dispiriting => frustrating => unencouraging Sense 2 encouraging, supporting INDIRECT (VIA supportive) -> unsupportive Sense 3 auspicious, encouraging, favorable, favourable, lucky, prosperous INDIRECT (VIA propitious) -> unpropitious Similarity of adj encouraging 3 senses of encouraging Sense 1 encouraging (vs. discouraging) => exhortative, exhortatory, hortative, hortatory => heartening, inspiriting => promotive => rallying Also See-> helpful#1; hopeful#1; reassuring#1 Sense 2 encouraging, supporting => supportive (vs. unsupportive) Sense 3 auspicious, encouraging, favorable, favourable, lucky, prosperous => propitious (vs. unpropitious) Attributes of adj encouraging Familiarity of adj encouraging encouraging used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj encouraging encouraging unencouraging Overview of verb encourage The verb encourage has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (53) promote, advance, boost, further, encourage -- (contribute to the progress or growth of "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom") 2. (12) encourage -- (inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to) 3. (1) encourage -- (spur on "His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife") Overview of adj encouraging The adj encouraging has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. encouraging -- (giving courage or confidence or hope; "encouraging advances in medical research") 2. encouraging, supporting -- (furnishing support and encouragement; "the anxious child needs supporting and accepting treatment from the teacher") 3. auspicious, encouraging, favorable, favourable, lucky, prosperous -- (tending to favor or bring good luck; "miracles are auspicious accidents"; "encouraging omens"; "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision")
encouraging definition
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