encouraging Antonyms
Strongest:
- pessimistic
- desperate
- depressing
- unpromising
- unpromising
- gloomy
- unlikely
- dismal
- hopeless
- dismal
- unlikely
- bleak
- disheartening
- disheartening
- discouraging
- discouraging
- hopeless
- bleak
- gloomy
- dark
- desperate
- pessimistic
- dark
- depressing
Strong:
- unfavorable
- dubious
- inauspicious
- cheerless
- dreary
- cheerless
- dubious
- uncertain
- unpropitious
- negative
- inauspicious
- doubtful
- doubtful
- unencouraging
- unfavorable
- uncertain
- downbeat
- downbeat
- unencouraging
- dreary
- negative
- unpropitious
Weak:
Meaning of encouraging
encouraging (a)
giving courage or confidence or hope
encouraging (s)
furnishing support and encouragement
encouraging (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Encourage
encouraging (a.)
Furnishing ground to hope; inspiriting; favoring.
encouraging Sentence Examples
- The coach gave an encouraging speech to motivate the team before the game.
- The teacher's encouraging words helped the student overcome their anxiety and improve their grades.
- The CEO's encouraging message inspired the employees to work harder and achieve their goals.
- The encouraging news about the company's financial performance boosted investor confidence.
- The encouraging results of the clinical trial gave hope to patients with a rare disease.
- The encouraging feedback from customers led the company to launch a new product line.
- The encouraging sales figures convinced the company to expand its operations into new markets.
- The encouraging signs of economic recovery boosted consumer spending and business investment.
- The encouraging weather forecast prompted people to plan outdoor activities for the weekend.
- The encouraging words of a friend helped me to get through a difficult time.
FAQs About the word encouraging
giving courage or confidence or hope, furnishing support and encouragementof Encourage, Furnishing ground to hope; inspiriting; favoring.
optimistic,promising, bright, auspicious, heartening, reassuring, favorable, propitious, rosy, likely
pessimistic, desperate, depressing, unpromising, unpromising, gloomy, unlikely, dismal, hopeless, dismal
The coach gave an encouraging speech to motivate the team before the game.
The teacher's encouraging words helped the student overcome their anxiety and improve their grades.
The CEO's encouraging message inspired the employees to work harder and achieve their goals.
The encouraging news about the company's financial performance boosted investor confidence.