Related Searches
Nearby Words
encouraged
| Main Entry: |
encouraged
|
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | heartened |
| Synonyms: | aided, animated, cheered, confident, determined, emboldened, enlivened, enthusiastic, fearless, hopeful, inspired, inspirited, optimistic, reassured, renewed, roused, supported |
| Antonyms: | discouraged, disheartened, dispirited |
| Main Entry: | encourage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give support; help |
| Synonyms: | abet, advance, advocate, aid, approve, assist, back, back up, befriend, bolster, boost, brace, comfort, console, countenance, develop, ease, egg on, endorse, favor, fortify, forward, foster, further, get behind, give a leg up, go for, improve, instigate, invite, pat on the back, prevail, promote, pull for, push, reassure, reinforce, relieve, root for, sanction, second, serve, side with, smile upon, solace, spur, strengthen, subscribe to, subsidize, succor, support, sustain, uphold |
| Antonyms: | block, confuse, deter, discourage |
| Main Entry: | optimistic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | believing positively |
| Synonyms: | Utopian, assured, bright, buoyant, cheerful, cheering, confident, encouraged, expectant, happy, high, hopeful, hoping, idealistic, keeping the faith, merry, on cloud nine, on top of world, positive, promising, ray of sunshine, rose-colored, rosy, sanguine, sunny*, trusting, upbeat |
| Notes: | hopeful means having or inspiring hope; optimistic means expecting the best |
| Antonyms: | dejected, depressed, doubtful, gloomy, hopeless, pessimistic, sorrowful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | backed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | supported |
| Synonyms: | advocated, aided, approved, assisted, bankrolled, bolstered, boosted, championed, encouraged, endorsed, favored, financed, fostered, furthered, helped, promoted, propped, seconded, sponsored, underwritten, upheld |
| Antonyms: | discouraged, opposed |
| Main Entry: | helped |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | aided |
| Synonyms: | abetted, accompanied, advised, assisted, backed, befriended, bolstered, encouraged, maintained, nursed, relieved, subsidized, supported, sustained, taken care of |
| Antonyms: | harmed, hindered, impeded |
| Main Entry: | inspired |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stimulated |
| Synonyms: | activated, animated, encouraged, energized, excited, exhilarated, galvanized, influenced, inspirited, motivated, moved, roused, started, stirred |
| Main Entry: | Panglossian |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | optimistic |
| Synonyms: | Utopian, assured, bright, buoyant, cheerful, cheering, confident, encouraged, expectant, happy, high*, hopeful, hoping, idealistic, keeping the faith, looking on the bright side, looking through rose-colored glasses, merry, on cloud nine, on top of world, positive, promising, ray of sunshine, rose-colored, roseate, rosy, sanguine, sunny*, trusting, upbeat |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rose-colored |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | optimistic |
| Synonyms: | Panglossian, Utopian, assured, bright, buoyant, cheerful, cheering, confident, encouraged, expectant, happy, high*, hopeful, hoping, idealistic, keeping the faith, looking on the bright side, looking through rose-colored glasses, merry, on cloud nine, on top of world, positive, promising, ray of sunshine, roseate, rosy, sanguine, sunny*, trusting, upbeat |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | abet |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | assist, help in wrongdoing |
| Synonyms: | advocate, back, condone, egg on, encourage, endorse, goad, incite, instigate, prod, promote, provoke, sanction, spur, support, urge |
| Antonyms: | counter, deter, discourage, frustrate, hinder, hurt, impede, obstruct, resist |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
