Encouraging
Encouraging adjective - Having qualities which inspire hope.
Okay and encouraging are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Okay" instead an adjective "Encouraging".
Okay
Okay adjective - Being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition.
Encouraging and okay are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Encouraging" instead an adjective "Okay".
Nearby Words: okayed, okaying
Both words in one sentence
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Dave stayed encouraging and didn't rub it in Dave Jr's face, and it turned out okay.
Source: Series / Storage Wars -
Because having someone cheat on their significant other is horrible and unforgivable, but encouraging the cheated-on person to have the other stalked around for almost two weeks instead of immediately confronting them is a-okay.
Source: Your Cheating Heart - Spending weeks training (okay, this was off-screen) and encouraging her, helping to save each other and her effectively being a mirror to you and your life, she gets killed because of several misunderstandings by her grandfather.
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