Encouraging and Lightless

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Encouraging adjective - Having qualities which inspire hope.

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Lightless is an antonym for encouraging.

Lightless adjective - Being without light or without much light.

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Encouraging is an antonym for lightless in topics: dark, darkish, lack of light.

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