Encourage and Quieten

Opposite meaning words

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

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Quieten is an antonym for encourage.

Nearby Words: encouragement, encouraging

Quieten verb - To free from distress or disturbance.

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Encourage is an antonym for quieten in silence topic.

Nearby Words: quiet, quietly, quietness, quieting, quietening

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