Encourage and Stop

Opposite meaning words

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

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Stop is an antonym for encourage in help topic.

Nearby Words: encouragement, encouraging

Stop verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.

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Encourage is an antonym for stop in prevent topic.

Nearby Words: stopped, stopper, stopping, stopover

people	encourage people	stop people
someone	encourage someone	stop someone
army	encourage army	stop army
characters	encourage characters	stop characters
Other words: anyone, enemy, everyone, humans, friends, players, fans, heroes.

Again in The Movie where she steals the villain's communications in order to encourage the Muggles to stop Holding Out for a Hero and do something themselves.

Source: Damsel out of Distress
She does this again in The Movie where she steals the villain's communications in order to encourage the Muggles to stop Holding Out for a Hero and do something themselves.

Source: Defiant Captive
Stop Worshipping Me: Sam doesn't insist on it, but he certainly does nothing that would encourage it.

Source: Literature / Lord of Light

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