encouragement (n.)
- abetment
- advocacy
- aegis
- aid
- animation
- assurance
- auspices
- backing
- bait
- boost
- bribe
- care
- carrot
- championship
- charity
- cheering
- comfort
- condolence
- consolation
- countenance
- easement
- exhortation
- favor
- fillip
- fosterage
- goading
- goodwill
- guidance
- help
- incentive
- incitement
- inducement
- insistence
- inspiration
- instance
- interest
- invitation
- lure
- patronage
- payment
- percentage
- pressing
- pressure
- pricking
- prodding
- profit
- promotion
- provocation
- reassurance
- relief
- reward
- solace
- solacement
- sponsorship
- spur
- spurring
- stimulation
- stimulus
- support
- supporting
- sweetener
- sweetening
- sympathy
- tutelage
- urging
