Encouragement

/[ɪnˈkʌɹɪd͡ʒmənt]/

Synonyms for "encouragement" (165 found)

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Closest matches (33)

Noun(10 words)
boostabettingact supportivelyapproval expressionassuranceboostersbuoyingcheerclassmate supportclassroom invigoration
Verb(3 words)
boost confidenceboost moraleboosting morale

Strong matches (50)

Adjective(6 words)
comforting gestureconstant pushconstant supportemotional gestureextra pushgentle push
Noun(12 words)
cooperative learning promotionemotional supportencouragingenergizanteenergizaçãofertilizerfosteringgalvanizationhopeincentiveinducementinspiration boost
Verb(2 words)
foster curiositygo biological process

Related words (82)

Noun(29 words)
italian coraggioliftmoral supportmorale boostmotivate teammotivationnudgingnurturingpeppeppingpepspositive reinforcementpraiseprop upreinforcementsource of energyspiritingstimulusstrong shovesuccour
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Adjective(2 words)
laudable effortsteady push
Determiner(1 words)
more urging
Verb(4 words)
provide comfortprovide supportraise spiritsreaching out

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

13 entries

More specific

8 entries
awardbonusfinancial incentivemoral supportpep talkpositive reinforcementscholarshipverbal encouragement

Collocations

6 entries
academic encouragementinstitutional encouragementmoral encouragementpeer encouragementverbal encouragementwords of encouragement

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

4 entries

Antonyms

1 entries

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Your words of encouragement meant a lot to me.

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Without your encouragement, I should have given up the plan.

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Your encouragement will draw her out.

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My advice acted as an encouragement to her.

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