encouraged

1. 1.

   inspired with confidence

   “felt bucked up by his success”

   Synonymsbucked up

   Similarpleased

Questions about encouraged

What does encouraged mean?

encouraged means "inspired with confidence".

How many syllables are in encouraged?

encouraged has 3 syllables: en-coura-ged. The stress falls on "coura". In IPA it is /ɛnˈkɝɪdʒd/.

What is another word for encouraged?

Close synonyms include bucked up. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is encouraged a common word?

encouraged is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.