Optional vs Encouraged - What's the difference?
optional | encouraged |
Not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective.
(encourage)
To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.
To spur on, strongly recommend.
To foster, give help or patronage
As an adjective optional
is not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective.As a verb encouraged is
(encourage).optional
English
Adjective
(-)- On that beach clothing is entirely optional .
Antonyms
* obligatory * mandatory * compulsoryencouraged
English
Verb
(head)encourage
English
Verb
(encourag)- I encouraged him during his race.
- We encourage the use of bicycles in the town centre.
- ''The royal family has always encouraged the arts in word and deed
