Nouns (2)
heartening, emboldening
n. (encouragement)
Verbs (0)
Adverbs (0)
Adjectives (1)
heartening
adj. cheerfully encouraging
Fuzzynyms (11)
reassuring
adj. restoring confidence and relieving anxiety; "a very reassuring remark"
hopeful
adj. having or manifesting or inspiring hope; "a line of people hopeful of obtaining tickets"; "found a hopeful way of attacking the problem"
comforting, consolatory, consoling
adj. affording comfort or solace
strengthening, fortifying
adj. (invigorating)
promising
adj. showing possibility of achievement or excellence; "a promising young man"
optimistic
adj. expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds; "in an optimistic mood"; "optimistic plans"; "took an optimistic view"
sanguine, optimistic
adj. pertaining to optimism
Synonyms (6)
exhortative, exhortatory, hortative, hortatory
adj. giving strong encouragement
promotive, supportive
adj. tending to further or encourage
Antonyms (1)
discouraging
adj. depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action; "where never is heard a discouraging word"
inspiriting
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