Encourage and Panic

Opposite meaning words

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

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Panic is an antonym for encourage.

Nearby Words: encouragement, encouraging

Panic verb - To strike with fear.

Usage example: for some reason, the herd of feeding animals at the zoo panicked him

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Encourage is an antonym for panic.

Nearby Word: panicky

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