Encourage and Neutralise

Opposite meaning words

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

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Neutralise is an antonym for encourage.

Nearby Words: encouragement, encouraging

Neutralise verb - Make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of.

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Encourage is an antonym for neutralise.

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

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