en ‧ cour ‧ ag ‧ ing S3 /ɪnˈkʌrədʒɪŋ, ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒɪŋ $ ɪnˈkɜːr-/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Word Family: adjective : ↑ encouraged ≠ ↑ discouraged , ↑ encouraging ≠ ↑ discouraging ; verb : ↑ encourage ≠ ↑ discourage ; noun : ↑ encouragement ≠ ↑ discouragement ; adverb : ↑ encouragingly ≠ ↑ discouragingly ]
giving you hope and confidence SYN reassuring OPP discouraging :
The encouraging news is that typhoid is on the decrease.
The signs are encouraging — but there’s a long way to go.
—encouragingly adverb