Encouraging
Encouraging adjective - Having qualities which inspire hope.
Withering is an antonym for encouraging.
Withering
Withering adjective - Wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction.
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Synonyms for Withering
Encouraging is an antonym for withering.
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In one episode of Osomatsu-san, Chibita watered a withering flower on the roadside, and it came back as a pretty girl encouraging him to overcome his slump.
Source: Foul Flower
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