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Detailed Synonyms for encouragement in English

encouragement:

encouragement [the ~] noun

  1. the encouragement
    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
  2. the encouragement
    the encouragement; the consolation; the cheer
  3. the encouragement
    the support; the encouragement; the motivation; the stimulation
  4. the encouragement
    the encouragement; the comfort; the consolation; the relief
  5. the encouragement
    – the act of giving hope or support to someone 1
    the boost; the encouragement
    – the act of giving hope or support to someone 1
  6. the encouragement
    – the expression of approval and support 1
    the encouragement
    – the expression of approval and support 1
  7. the encouragement
    – the feeling of being encouraged 1
    the encouragement
    – the feeling of being encouraged 1

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Related Definitions for "encouragement":

  1. the act of giving hope or support to someone1
  2. the expression of approval and support1
  3. the feeling of being encouraged1

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