Nothing Special   »   [go: up one dir, main page]

Discourage and Urge

Opposite meaning words

collocations

Discourage

Discourage verb - To steer (a person) from an activity or course of action.
Usage example: the higher fines may help discourage drivers from speeding on the highway
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Discourage
Antonyms for Discourage
Urge is an antonym for discourage in put off topic.
Nearby Words: discouragement, discouraging

Urge

Urge verb - To try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action.
Usage example: the public service announcement urges pet owners to spay or neuter their pets
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Urge
Antonyms for Urge
Discourage is an antonym for urge in beg topic.
Nearby Words: urged, urging
Similar words of discourage

Similar words of urge

Common collocations

people discourage people urge people
husband discourage husband urge husband
watcher discourage watcher urge watcher
customers discourage customers urge customers
Other words: player, viewers, visitors.
Cite this Source
Urge and Discourage. (2016). Retrieved 2025, February 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/discourage/urge
Discourage & Urge. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Feb. 2025. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/discourage/urge>.
Urge or Discourage. 2016. Accessed February 08, 2025. https://thesaurus.plus/related/discourage/urge.

Antonyms for discourage


Antonyms for urge

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "discourage" and "urge" have occurred on timeline