encouragement
/ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒm(ə)nt
/noun [mass noun]
1The action of giving someone support, confidence, or hope: thank you for all your support and encouragement...
- At each step of the way the characters provide lots of friendly encouragement.
- Miss Cartwright was unfortunately not the type to offer express encouragement.
- Nevertheless, the developments I have just described do provide cause for encouragement.
Synonyms
heartening, cheering, cheering up, buoying up, pepping up, uplifting, inspiration, rallying, motivation, incitement, stimulation, animation, invigoration, invigorating, emboldening, fortification;
morale-boosting
informal bucking up, a shot in the arm
rare spiriting up, inspiriting
persuasion, coaxing, urging, pushing, pressure, pressurization, exhortation, prodding, egging on, prompting;
spur, goad, inducement, incentive, bait, lure, motive
informal arm-twisting, carrot, kick up the backside
supporting, support, backing, endorsement, championship, championing, sponsoring, advocacy, promotion, furtherance, furthering, advance, advancing, forwarding, fostering, strengthening, nurture, cultivation;
help, assistance, boosting, fuelling, favouring
North American informal boosterism
1.1Persuasion to do or to continue something: incentives and encouragement to play sports...
- Every successful use of the netroots has involved some kind of encouragement for donors.
- The first episode, which was a huge success, became an encouragement to make more.
- To our knowledge, the effect of encouragement on walk performance has not been studied subsequently.
1.2The act of trying to stimulate the development of an activity, state, or belief: the encouragement of foreign investment...
- A big drop in bond yields offered little encouragement for a tired stock market.
- We cannot build nations, although we can at times provide encouragement and incentives for those determined to build their own.
- Another important role which Lindelöf played in Finland was the encouragement of the study of the history of mathematics in that country.