encouraging

Questions about encouraging

What does encouraging mean?

encouraging means "giving courage or confidence or hope". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in encouraging?

encouraging has 4 syllables: en-cou-ra-ging. The stress falls on "cou". In IPA it is /ɛnˈkɝɪdʒɪŋ/.

What is another word for encouraging?

Close synonyms include supporting. 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.

What is the opposite of encouraging?

The recorded antonyms are discouraging.

Is encouraging a common word?

encouraging 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.