Heartening Synonyms and Antonyms

Inspiring confidence or hope
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. cheering
  2. encouraging
  3. hopeful
  4. likely
  5. promising
Give encouragement to
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. encouraging
  2. cheering
  3. uplifting
  4. inspiriting
  5. nerving
  6. stimulating
  7. solacing
  8. emboldening
  9. reassuring
  10. rallying
  11. recreating
  12. inspiring
  13. energizing
  14. arousing
  15. rousing
Antonyms:
  1. disheartening
  2. depressing
  3. discouraging
Cheerfully encouraging
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. inspiriting

Heartening Sentence Examples

  • It was heartening to see two young people who obviously cared for one another.

  • It is truly heartening to see these changes coming about.

  • This was especially heartening given the very obvious size differential in the pack.

  • What was particularly heartening was that the younger players were coming through from the school.

  • The results show the diverse range of types entered, which is very heartening.