Discourage and Throw

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Discourage

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

Throw

Throw verb - To send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm.
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Antonyms for Throw
Discourage is an antonym for throw in propel something through the air topic.
Nearby Words: thrown, throwing, thrower
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Common collocations

people discourage people throw people
someone discourage someone throw someone
opponents discourage opponents throw opponents
enemies discourage enemies throw enemies
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