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encourage

How many syllables in encourage?

  3 syllables

Divide encourage into syllables:   en-cour-age
Stressed syllable in encourage:   en-cour-age
How to say encourage:

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Synonyms for encourage


1 syllable
  • aid
  • cheer
  • fan
  • prompt
  • stoke
  • build
  • court
  • move
  • push
  • woo
2 syllables
  • abet
  • affirm
  • convince
  • exhort
  • foment
  • further
  • Increase
  • instill
  • kindle
  • nurture
  • promote
  • uphold
  • advance
  • bolster
  • egg on
  • favor
  • foster
  • hearten
  • induce
  • invite
  • nourish
  • persuade
  • support
  • uplift
3 syllables
4 syllables
  • give confidence
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    What rhymes with encourage

    3 syllables
    4 syllables
      5 syllables
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