Discourage and Revive

Opposite meaning words

Discourage verb - To lessen the courage or confidence of.

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Revive is an antonym for discourage.

Revive verb - To bring back to life, practice, or activity.

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Discourage is an antonym for revive in start again topic.

Nearby Words: revival, reviving, reviver

people	discourage people	revive people
interest	discourage interest	revive interest
someone	discourage someone	revive someone
anyone	discourage anyone	revive anyone
Other words: player, units, players, enemies.

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