Discourage and Touch

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Discourage

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

Touch

Touch verb - To come into bodily contact with (something) so as to perceive a slight pressure on the skin.
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Discourage is an antonym for touch in have an effect on topic.
Nearby Words: touched, touchy, touching, toucher, touchable
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Common collocations

people discourage people touch people
someone discourage someone touch someone
anyone discourage anyone touch anyone
attacks discourage attacks touch attacks

Both words in one sentence

  • Throughout the film, she feels compelled to touch Riley's memories, even though Joy and the others discourage her from doing so.
    Source: The Empath
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Antonyms for discourage


Antonyms for touch

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