Exceptive and Encouraging
Opposite meaning words
Exceptive
Encouraging
Encouraging adjective - Having qualities which inspire hope.
Exceptive is an antonym for encouraging.
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Encouraging and Exceptive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/exceptive/encouraging
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