Encouraging
Encouraging adjective - Having qualities which inspire hope.
Successful and encouraging are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Successful" instead an adjective "Encouraging".
Successful
Successful adjective - Having attained a desired end or state of good fortune.
Encouraging and successful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Encouraging" instead an adjective "Successful".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- good and encouraging
- good and successful
- advantageous and encouraging
- advantageous and successful
- helpful and encouraging
- helpful and successful
- auspicious and encouraging
- auspicious and successful
- profitable and encouraging
- profitable and successful
- beneficial and encouraging
- beneficial and successful
- propitious and encouraging
- propitious and successful
Both words in one sentence
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In Assassins, Oswald is the shooter, with Presidential assassins (successful or not), from John Wilkes Booth clear through to John Hinckley, in the Texas Schoolbook Depository encouraging him.
Source: Who Shot JFK? -
Rant-Inducing Slight: In "A Dangerous Maid", Nucky is shown as largely successful at containing his rage at the Commodore for betraying him (as well as encouraging others to to do so).
Source: Series / Boardwalk Empire -
All his death does is make him into a martyr encouraging Cordis Die to launch further, successful revolts.
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