Emboldening

Synonyms for "emboldening" (24 found)

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Closest matches (5)

Noun(4 words)
assertiveness inductionaudacityboldboldface

Strong matches (7)

Related words (12)

hearteningpat on the backreassurance
Noun(8 words)
inspirationinspireinspiringirresponsibility-inducingmotivatemotivationrecklessness-inducingrisk-taking-promoting
Verb(1 words)

Related word relations

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More general

12 entries
actionbehavioral influencecommunication phenomenondescriptive attributediscourse effectinfluencemotivatepsychological processqualitative descriptorsocial influencetext formattingtypography

More specific

19 entries
bold typeboldface styleboldingboldness-producingboost confidenceconfidence boostconfidence-boostingcourage-inducingegg ongalvanizeheavy weight textmoral supportpeer endorsementpolicy assertivenessrhetorical boldnessrisk-taking encouragement

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Collocations

13 entries
emboldening actemboldening actionemboldening effectemboldening headingemboldening influenceemboldening languageemboldening momentumemboldening of actorsemboldening phraseemboldening rhetoricemboldening speechmoral emboldeningpolicy emboldening

Inflections

5 entries
emboldenedemboldeningsemboldensmore emboldeningmost emboldening

Derivations

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Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

"But one way people can help as we are coming down the pike in the 2006 elections is to remember the effect that rhetoric can have on our troops in harm's way and the effect that rhetoric can have in emboldening or weakening an enemy," he said.

Source: tatoeba (11068338)

They do not fear shameful fears, nor are they emboldened by shameful emboldenings.

Source: wiktionary

Ruling in the immunity case, Chief Justice John Roberts seemed to serenely arrogate to the Court an immense power to determine whether the president might ever face criminal consequence without worrying whether the emboldening of a rampaging executive might at some point place the authority of the judiciary in danger.

Source: wiktionary

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