Encourage and Impeded

Opposite meaning words

Encourage verb - To fill with courage or strength of purpose.

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Impeded is an antonym for encourage.

Nearby Words: encouragement, encouraging

Impeded adjective - Made difficult or slow.

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Encourage is an antonym for impeded in obstruct topic.

Nearby Word: impeding

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Impeded and Encourage. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/encourage/impeded

Encourage & Impeded. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/encourage/impeded>.

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