Defying and Encourage

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Encourage is an antonym for defying in challenge topic.

Nearby Words: defy, defied

Encourage verb - To fill with courage or strength of purpose.

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Defying is an antonym for encourage.

Nearby Words: encouragement, encouraging

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Encourage and Defying. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/defying/encourage

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Encourage or Defying. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/defying/encourage.

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