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encouragement
noun as in help, support
Strongest matches
assistance, backing, cheer, comfort, confidence, consolation, faith, fortitude, incentive, inspiration, optimism, reassurance, relief, reward, stimulation, stimulus
Strong matches
advance, advocacy, aid, animation, boost, easement, favor, firmness, helpfulness, hope, incitement, invigoration, promotion, refreshment, softening, succor, supporting, trust, urging
Weak matches
consoling, enlivening, inspiritment, reassuring, relieving, shot in the arm, solacing
Example Sentences
Bonta said he has received significant encouragement to join the crowded gubernatorial field and that he expects to make a decision “definitely sooner rather than later.”
“My skills were kind of suited to that,” McCullum said, “giving guys confidence and encouragement to push the boundaries of their games.”
Having missed securing a spot among the groups traveling to Normandy, Bernie, a Royal Navy veteran, with Rene’s encouragement, decides to go it alone.
With his parents’ encouragement, he joined some 200 other students in a midday walkout after the closures were announced.
Her eyes met those of Mrs. Apple, whose face shone with unspoken encouragement.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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