Discourage and Plug

Opposite meaning words

Discourage verb - To lessen the courage or confidence of.

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Plug is an antonym for discourage.

Plug verb - To close up so that no empty spaces remain.

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Discourage is an antonym for plug in publicize topic.

Nearby Words: plugged, plugboard

people	discourage people	plug people
kids	discourage kids	plug kids

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