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Definition of Encouraging
1. Adjective. Giving courage or confidence or hope. "Encouraging advances in medical research"
Also: Reassuring, Helpful, Hopeful
Similar to: Exhortative, Exhortatory, Hortative, Hortatory, Heartening, Inspiriting, Promotive, Rallying
Antonyms: Discouraging
Similar to: Exhortative, Exhortatory, Hortative, Hortatory, Heartening, Inspiriting, Promotive, Rallying
Antonyms: Discouraging
2. Adjective. Furnishing support and encouragement. "The anxious child needs supporting and accepting treatment from the teacher"
Definition of Encouraging
1. a. Furnishing ground to hope; inspiriting; favoring.
Definition of Encouraging
1. Adjective. giving courage, confidence or hope ¹
2. Adjective. supporting by giving encouragement ¹
3. Adjective. auspicious, or bringing good luck ¹
4. Verb. (present participle of encourage) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Encouraging
1. encourage [v] - See also: encourage