Encourage

/ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/

Antonyms for "encourage" (324 found)

Adjective(32 words)

abashedbritish controlbrowbeatencolonial era revoltdaunting deflated demoralized demoralizing deprecated depressing desolate devastated devastating discomfited discouraged discouraging disheartened dismayed dispirited dispiriting

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embarrassing frightened frustrating indisposed overbearing petrifiedscholarly disciplinestraitjacketed strangulated stultifyingsubdued smileuncivil talk

Noun(125 words)

battering biddle bitching blockades browbeating buffalos bumming chagrin chastening chastising checking chiding chivy clampcnidarian stinging cellscounsels cow cows cramp crush

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crushes crushing curbing curbs despairdiscipline methodsdiscipline proceduresdiscomfits discountenance disillusion disinclining dismay dismays dissuadingdog muzzleemotional voidflusters frights frown funks gloomhalting speechharanguing harryhate speech limitsheadlock heckle heckles hectoring hectors insult intimidatingitalian polverizzarejaw jeers lecturelecture onlylecture only instructionlimit outingslimiting menkentmore stammeringmuzzler muzzles nag nags nast niggles penalizing poisoningpress downpressuring psychs punks putoff quenching rag rags razzing rebuff rebuking reins sap scare scares scaring scold scolding scolds scotching shuddersilence a rumorsilence ordersilences slap sledging slurring smother smothering snuffs squashes squashing squelch squelches squish stifling stinging stunt stunts surceasing tamp tashmit taunt taunting tauntstear intotush twit twitting unmanning wardswarn awaywarn repeatedlywound wrenching

Verb(167 words)

abashes abashing abrades admonish admonishes advises appall appalled ballyrag becalm beleaguer belittle bitched browbeats bruised bullyrag cautioned chastised clamped correct

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cowed cowing criticize curb dampens darkens daunt daunted daunts deadens deject dejecting dejects demean demoralize demoralizes demotivatedemotivate learnersdeprecate deprecating depresses desolated despaired despond deter deterred deterring deters devastates discomfit discourage discourages disempower dishearten disheartens disincline disinclines dispirit dispirits dissuade dissuaded dissuader dissuades douse embarrass embarrasses enervate extinguish extinguished extinguishes floggedforcing readingfrighten frightens frowned garoted glooming gutted harangued harass hectored hinder humiliated humiliates inhibit inhibited intimidate intimidated intimidates lectured militates mortified mortify nagged needled nipped oppress oppresses overawe overawed overawes overawing overbears penalizepenalize violationspenalizes petrifies petrify petrifying prevent prevents quash quashed quashes quell quelled quells quenched quieten remonstrate remonstrated reprehended represses restrain scolded shatter shriveledsilence the crowdsledged smothers snuffed squashed squelched stamped staunched stifle stifled stifles stopped strangled strangulates stultified stultifies stultifysubdue rebellionsubjugates suffocate suffocated suffocates suppress suppressed suppressestear downteased terrifies terrorize throttled tore undermines unman unmans unnerve unnerved unnerves warn warnsweaken spoken performance

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