Encouraging
Encouraging adjective - Having qualities which inspire hope.
Usage example: encouraging signs that the economy is improving
Gray is an antonym for encouraging.
Gray
Gray adjective - Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.
Usage example: a gray rainy day
Encouraging is an antonym for gray.
Both words in one sentence
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Kamui is a dark gray villain who wants to force Sybil to judge itself for its crimes, and is willing to use any means necessary to do so, including encouraging the murder of civilians through terror bombings.
Source: Anime / Psycho-Pass -
Zach encouraging Gray to ditch Zara and then go off-tracks with the gyrosphere nearly leads to them getting killed by Indominus and indirectly to Zara getting killed when she tries to reunite with them during the Pterosaur stampede.
Source: Film / Jurassic World
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