encouraging

en·cour·ag·ing  (n-kûr-jng, -kr-)

adj.

Giving courage, confidence, or hope: an encouraging advance in medical research.

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en·courag·ing·ly adv.

Thesaurus

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" supporting supportive - furnishing support or assistance; "a supportive family network"; "his family was supportive of his attempts to be a writer"

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encouraging

adjective promising, good, bright, comforting, cheering, stimulating, reassuring, hopeful, satisfactory, cheerful, favourable, rosy, heartening, auspicious, propitious << OPPOSITE discouraging

Translations

encouraging [ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒɪŋ] adj → alentador(a)

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encouraging [ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒɪŋ] adj → encourageant(e)

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encouraging [ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒɪŋ] encourage adj → ermutigend

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encouraging [ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒɪŋ] adj → incoraggiante