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- \-i-jiŋ, -ri-jiŋ\
- /ɪnˈkʌr.ɪ.dʒɪŋ/
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- \-i-jiŋ, -ri-jiŋ\
Definitions of encouraging word
- noun encouraging Giving someone support or confidence; supportive. 1
- adjective encouraging information: giving hope 1
- adjective encouraging person: supportive 1
- adjective encouraging Something that is encouraging gives people hope or confidence. 0
- adjective encouraging giving courage, hope, or confidence 0
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Parts of speech for Encouraging
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adjective
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preposition
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determiner
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encouraging popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for encouraging
adjective encouraging
- hopeful — full of hope; expressing hope: His hopeful words stimulated optimism.
- heartening — to give courage or confidence to; cheer.
- cheering — encouraging shouts from supporters, admirers etc
- inspiring — to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence: His courage inspired his followers.
- reassuring — to restore to assurance or confidence: His praise reassured me.
Antonyms for encouraging
adjective encouraging
- discouraging — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- hopeless — providing no hope; beyond optimism or hope; desperate: a hopeless case of cancer.
- unpromising — unlikely to be favorable or successful, as the weather, a situation, or a career.
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