encourages
Gives a push
Encourages is the third-person singular of encourage—to give someone confidence, hope, or support to do something: She encourages her students to ask questions.
You can also encourage behaviors or outcomes by creating favorable conditions: Low interest rates encourage borrowing.
The word suggests gentle promotion rather than pressure or coercion.
Fills with creative urge
- empowersGrants ability or authority
- stimulatesPrompts into action
- spursHeel-mounted riding prods
- galvanizesRouses to sudden activity
invigorates · energizes · heartens · buoys · uplifts · bolsters · enthuses · emboldens
Sustains or reinforces
- fostersEncourages development of
- advocatesThose who support causes
- championsContest winners, top performers
- facilitatesMakes more possible
nurtures · cultivates · furthers · advances · endorses · backs · propagates · sustains
inspires
Fills with creative urge
- empowersGrants ability or authority
- stimulatesPrompts into action
- spursHeel-mounted riding prods
galvanizes · invigorates · energizes · heartens · buoys · uplifts · bolsters · enthuses · emboldens · urges
supports
Sustains or reinforces
- fostersEncourages development of
- advocatesThose who support causes
- championsContest winners, top performers
facilitates · nurtures · cultivates · furthers · advances · endorses · backs · propagates · sustains · reinforces
encouragesdiscourages
Lessens motivation to act
deters · dissuades · disheartens · demoralizes · dispirits
- gentle encouragementSupportive, soft urging
encourage, encouraging, encouraged, encouragement, encouragingly, encourager, encouragers, encouragements