en·cour·ag·ing ( n-kûr  -j ng, -k r-)adj. Giving courage, confidence, or hope: an encouraging advance in medical research. en·cour ag·ing·ly adv. |
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| Adj. | 1. | encouraging - giving courage or confidence or hope; "encouraging advances in medical research" reassuring - restoring confidence and relieving anxiety; "a very reassuring remark" helpful - providing assistance or serving a useful function hopeful - having or manifesting hope; "a line of people hopeful of obtaining tickets"; "found a hopeful way of attacking the problem" discouraging - depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action; "where never is heard a discouraging word" |
| 2. | encouraging - furnishing support and encouragement; "the anxious child needs supporting and accepting treatment from the teacher" supportive - furnishing support or assistance; "a supportive family network"; "his family was supportive of his attempts to be a writer" |
encouraging
adjective promising, good, bright, comforting, cheering, stimulating, reassuring, hopeful, satisfactory, cheerful, favourable, rosy, heartening, auspicious, propitious << OPPOSITE discouraging
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