Encourage Antonyms

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agitate

beat
churn
concuss
convulse
disturb
rock
rouse
stir
toss

annoy

T-off
abrade
agitate
ask for it
badger
be at
be on the back of
bedevil
beleaguer
bore

block

bar
brick
cake
chunk
cube
hunk
ingot
loaf
lump
oblong

bore

bother
bromide
bummer
creep
deadhead
downer
drag
drip
dull person
flat tire

calm

at a standstill
at peace
bland
breathless
breezeless
bucolic
cool
halcyon
harmonious
hushed

confuse

abash
addle
amaze
astonish
baffle
becloud
bedevil
befuddle
bemuse
cloud

dampen

bedew
besprinkle
dabble
humidify
moisten
rinse
spray
sprinkle
water
wet

deaden

KO
abate
alleviate
anesthetize
benumb
blunt
check
chloroform
consume
cushion

deject

discourage
dishearten
dispirit

depress

abase
afflict
ail
bear down
beat
beat down
bother
bug
bum out
cast down

deter

act like a wet blanket
avert
block
caution
chill
cool
damp
dampen
daunt
debar

discourage

abash
afflict
alarm
appall
awe
beat down
bother
break one's heart
bully
cast down

dishearten

cast down
chill
crush
damp
dampen
dash
daunt
deject
demoralize
deter

dispirit

crush
dampen
deject
demoralize
discourage
dishearten
sadden

dissuade

advise against
caution against
chicken out
counsel
cry out against
deprecate
derail
deter
disadvise
discourage

dull

addled
backward
besotted
boring
brainless
daffy
daft
dense
dim
dim-witted

hurt

aching
aggrieved
agonized
all torn up
battered
bleeding
bruised
buffeted
burned
busted up

leave alone

abandon
abdicate
abjure
abstain
cede
desist
eschew
forbear
forsake
give in

repress

black out
bottle
chasten
check
collect
compose
control
cool
cork
crush

sadden

break one's heart
bring one down
bum out
cast down
dampen spirits
dash
deject
deplore
desolate
discourage

tire

annoy
bore
burn out
bush
collapse
crawl
debilitate
deject
depress
disgust

trouble

agitation
anxiety
bad news
bind
bother
commotion
concern
danger
difficulty
dilemma

upset

agitated
all torn up
amazed
antsy
apprehensive
blue
broken up
bummed out
capsized
chaotic

weaken

abate
adulterate
break up
cripple
crumble
cut
debase
debilitate
decline
decrease

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