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| 1. | [ adjective ] giving courage or confidence or hope | |
| Examples: | "encouraging advances in medical research" |
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| Related terms: | discouraging heartening rallying promotive exhortative helpful hopeful reassuring | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] furnishing support and encouragement | |
| Synonyms: | supporting | |
| Examples: | "the anxious child needs supporting and accepting treatment from the teacher" |
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| Related terms: | supportive | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] tending to favor or bring good luck | |
| Synonyms: | favorable lucky favourable prosperous auspicious | |
| Examples: | "miracles are auspicious accidents" "encouraging omens" "a favorable time to ask for a raise" "lucky stars" "a prosperous moment to make a decision" |
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| Related terms: | propitious | |
| Similar spelling: |
encouragingly encourage encouraged encouragement engorged engraving |
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