Discourage and Further

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Discourage

Discourage verb - To lessen the courage or confidence of.
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Further is an antonym for discourage.
Nearby Words: discouragement, discouraging

Further

Further verb - To help the growth or development of.
Usage example: she worked hard to further her operatic career
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Discourage is an antonym for further in advance topic.
Nearby Words: furthered, furthering
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Common collocations

youth discourage youth further youth
kind discourage kind further kind
tactics discourage tactics further tactics

Both words in one sentence

  • Western Animation / Loonatics Unleashed Ultimately the alien's driven off and Tech starts setting booby traps in his lab to discourage any further meddling.
    Source: Western Animation / Loonatics Unleashed
  • Stealing the Super Happy Tree was Disproportionate Retribution, as well as a way to discourage Yoshis from further interference by taking away their enthusiasm.
    Source: WMG / Super Mario Bros.
  • Literature / Far Cry Subverted with Liam Noble: he does obstruct and discourage Will Grayson from investigating Mitchell Roberts further and discounts his claims of him being dangerous until he escapes.
    Source: Literature / Far Cry
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