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Detailed Synonyms for encouraging in English

encouraging:

encouraging [the ~] noun

  1. the encouraging
    the inciting; the encouraging; the impelling; the stimulation; the turning on
  2. the encouraging
    the encouragement; the stimulation; the encouraging; the support; the cheers; the urging; the urging on; the help; the stay; the switching on; the putting on; the turning up; the turning on

encouraging adj

  1. encouraging
  2. encouraging
    – giving courage or confidence or hope 1
    encouraging
    – giving courage or confidence or hope 1
    • encouraging adj
      • encouraging advances in medical research1
  3. encouraging
    – furnishing support and encouragement 1
    encouraging; supporting
    – furnishing support and encouragement 1
    • supporting adj
      • the anxious child needs supporting and accepting treatment from the teacher1

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Related Definitions for "encouraging":

  1. giving courage or confidence or hope1
    • encouraging advances in medical research1
  2. furnishing support and encouragement1

encourage:

to encourage verb (encourages, encouraged, encouraging)

  1. to encourage
    to encourage; to incite; to cheer on; to inspire; to fire; to strike into
    • encourage verb (encourages, encouraged, encouraging)
    • incite verb (incites, incited, inciting)
    • cheer on verb (cheers on, cheered on, cheering on)
    • inspire verb (inspires, inspired, inspiring)
    • fire verb (fires, fired, firing)
    • strike into verb (strikes into, struck into, striking into)
  2. to encourage
    to stimulate; to encourage; to incite; to aggravate; to inspire; to motivate; encourage someone; motivate someone
  3. to encourage
    to encourage; to arouse; to activate; to stimulate; to excite; to support; to awake
    • encourage verb (encourages, encouraged, encouraging)
    • arouse verb (arouses, aroused, arousing)
    • activate verb (activates, activated, activating)
    • stimulate verb (stimulates, stimulated, stimulating)
    • excite verb (excites, excited, exciting)
    • support verb (supports, supported, supporting)
    • awake verb (awakes, awoke, awaking)
  4. to encourage
    to encourage; to boost; to push on
    • encourage verb (encourages, encouraged, encouraging)
    • boost verb (boosts, boosted, boosting)
    • push on verb (pushes on, pushed on, pushing on)
  5. to encourage
    to encourage; to stimulate; to activate; to urge
    • encourage verb (encourages, encouraged, encouraging)
    • stimulate verb (stimulates, stimulated, stimulating)
    • activate verb (activates, activated, activating)
    • urge verb (urges, urged, urging)
  6. to encourage
    to motivate; to encourage; to stimulate
    • motivate verb (motivates, motivated, motivating)
    • encourage verb (encourages, encouraged, encouraging)
    • stimulate verb (stimulates, stimulated, stimulating)
  7. to encourage
    to encourage
    • encourage verb (encourages, encouraged, encouraging)
  8. to encourage
    – spur on 1
    to encourage
    – spur on 1
    • encourage verb (encourages, encouraged, encouraging)
      • His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife1
  9. to encourage
    – inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to 1
    to encourage
    – inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to 1
    • encourage verb (encourages, encouraged, encouraging)
  10. to encourage
    – contribute to the progress or growth of 1
    to advance; to encourage; to further; to boost; to promote
    – contribute to the progress or growth of 1
    • advance verb (advances, advanced, advancing)
    • encourage verb (encourages, encouraged, encouraging)
    • further verb (furthers, furthered, furthering)
    • boost verb (boosts, boosted, boosting)
    • promote verb (promotes, promoted, promoting)
      • I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom1

Conjugations for encourage:

present
  1. encourage
  2. encourage
  3. encourages
  4. encourage
  5. encourage
  6. encourage
simple past
  1. encouraged
  2. encouraged
  3. encouraged
  4. encouraged
  5. encouraged
  6. encouraged
present perfect
  1. have encouraged
  2. have encouraged
  3. has encouraged
  4. have encouraged
  5. have encouraged
  6. have encouraged
past continuous
  1. was encouraging
  2. were encouraging
  3. was encouraging
  4. were encouraging
  5. were encouraging
  6. were encouraging
future
  1. shall encourage
  2. will encourage
  3. will encourage
  4. shall encourage
  5. will encourage
  6. will encourage
continuous present
  1. am encouraging
  2. are encouraging
  3. is encouraging
  4. are encouraging
  5. are encouraging
  6. are encouraging
subjunctive
  1. be encouraged
  2. be encouraged
  3. be encouraged
  4. be encouraged
  5. be encouraged
  6. be encouraged
diverse
  1. encourage!
  2. let's encourage!
  3. encouraged
  4. encouraging
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "encourage":

  1. spur on1
    • His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife1
  2. inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to1
  3. contribute to the progress or growth of1