Encourage and Muffling

Opposite meaning words

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

Show all Definitions

Muffling is an antonym for encourage.

Nearby Words: encouragement, encouraging

Definitions of Encourage not found.

Encourage is an antonym for muffling in suppress topic.

Nearby Words: muffle, muffled, muffler

Cite this Source

Muffling and Encourage. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/encourage/muffling

Encourage & Muffling. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/encourage/muffling>.

Muffling or Encourage. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/encourage/muffling.

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "encourage" and "muffling" have occurred on timeline