Discourage and Uphold

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Discourage verb - To lessen the courage or confidence of.

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Uphold is an antonym for discourage.

Uphold verb - To continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections.

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Discourage is an antonym for uphold in maintain topic.

Nearby Words: upholder, upholding

people	discourage people	uphold people
sort	discourage sort	uphold sort

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