encourageable

Able to hearten

Capable of being encouraged or receptive to encouragement.

Someone encourageable responds positively to support, praise, or urging: She's easily encourageable—a few kind words and she's back at it.

The word is rare, with *discourageable* being even rarer.

coachable

trainable

Able to be taught

educable · moldable · shapeable · guidable · mentored · prepared · improving · learning · growing · progressing

receptive

open-minded

Receptive to different ideas

willing · adaptable · flexible · persuadable · approachable · attentive · perceptive · accessible · suggestible · influenceable

supportable

cheerable

Able to receive encouragement

motivated · inspired · uplifted · heartened · bolstered · reinforced · buoyed · sustained · nurtured · fostered

Opposites
receptivity to positive influence

encourageableresistant

Withstanding external forces

unreceptive · unresponsive · impervious · closed-off · thick-skinned

malleability of will or disposition

encourageablestubborn

Refusing to change course

obstinate · intractable · headstrong · willful · unyielding

Family

encourage, encouraged, encourages, encouraging, encouragingly, encouragement, discourage, discouraged, discourages

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G