Antonyms for discourage

deter, dissuade; restrain:

permit, let go, forward, facilitate, support, advance.

dishearten, dispirit:

make happy, assure, approve, calm, stimulate, praise, comfort, assist, spur on, help, hearten, soothe, compliment, gladden, inspire, encourage, allow, please, aid, commend, uplift, reassure, inspirit, laud.

emotion:

encourage.

noun:

prod, animate, energize, nerve, buoy, fortify, enforce, excite, impel, cheer, boost, enliven, stir, gladden, induce, exhort, lift, prompt, steel, galvanize, egg, reinforce, goad, rally, quicken, strengthen, provoke, invigorate.

Paraphrases for Discourage:

• Proper noun, singular :
  deter, Deterring.
• Verb, base form :
  abate, abort, address, affect, alert, allay, alleviate, anticipate, arouse, arrest, attack, avert, avoid, Avoiding, bar, battle, block, brake, break, bypass, cease, check, circumvent, combat, Combating, commend, compel, compensate, complicate, confine, confront, constrain, contain, contend, convince, cope, counter, counteract, counterbalance, crack, curb, curtail, cushion, cut, dampen, deal, decline, decrease, defeat, deflect, defy, demoralize, demotivate, deny, depress, deprive, derail, deter, detract, diminish, disadvantage, disappoint, disdain, dismay, disqualify, disrupt, dissuade, distract, disturb, divert, drop, During, ease, encourage, encouraged, ensure, entice, eradicate, erode, escape, evade, exclude, fails, fetter, fight, foil, forestall, foster, frustrate, halt, hamper, hinder, hindrance, HIT, hobble, impair, impede, incite, induce, infringe, inhibit, inspire, interdict, interfere, interrupt, jeopardise, jeopardize, keep, lead, lessen, lower, minimise, minimize, mitigate, moderate, motivate, neutralise, notify, obstruct, obviate, offset, order, overcome, persuade, pre-empt, preclude, prejudge, prejudice, prevent, prevention, prohibit, promote, reduce, reducing, refrain, rein, relieve, remedy, repress, resist, respond, restrain, restrict, retard, reverse, sabotage, scare, shrink, skip, slow, spare, stall, stem, stifle, stimulate, stop, strike, strive, struggle, stunt, stymie, suppress, tackle, terminate, thwart, undercut, undermine, urge, ward, warn, weaken, withstand, wrestle.
• Verb, non-3rd person singular present :
  affect, avoid, block, confront, curtail, damage, degrade, deter, encourage, harm, hurt, impeding, influence, inhibit, interfere, obstruct, praise, prevent, prohibit, promote, restrict, stop, undermine, weaken.