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Supportive vs Heartening - What's the difference?

supportive | heartening |

As adjectives the difference between supportive and heartening

is that supportive is providing support while heartening is cheerfully encouraging.

As a verb heartening is

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supportive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Providing support.
    • I had a very supportive coach who helped me.

    Antonyms

    * unsupportive

    heartening

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • cheerfully encouraging

    • Antonyms

    * disheartening