Words and phrases that have a meaning related to embolden: (110 results)
Antonyms:
dishearten, put off
Often used in the same context:
undermine, weaken, imperil, alienate, hearten, undercut, exacerbate, enrage, complicate, backfire, erode, demoralize, inflame, dispirit, aggravate, dishearten, threaten, galvanize, embitter, marginalize, infuriate, destabilize, portend, deter, provoke, foreshadow, endanger, cripple, presage, radicalize, unnerve, endear, jeopardize, chasten, hamper, prompt, antagonize, derail, enfeeble, diminish, hinder, stoke, tarnish, depress, constrain, devastate, compel, unsettle, appease, tempt, hasten, inspire, displease, frighten, precipitate, outwait, rile, heighten, constitutionalize, spur, worsen, scuttle, vindicate, irritate, preempt, harden, exasperate, temporize, stymie, dampen, placate, mollify, fearing, deepen, magnify, confuse, discourage, polarize, irk, intimidate, spook, rankle, roil, misinterpret, beget, mean, energize, frustrate, incite, allow, dismays, defang, engender, redound, dissuade, imply, empower, encourage, betray, assuage, embarrass, haunt
More specific:
Also try:buck up, suborder theropoda, take heart, theropoda
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