encouraging
en-cour-ag-ing
verb
Giving support, confidence, or hope to someone or something.
"She was encouraging her team to try harder."
adjective
Giving hope or confidence; inspiring optimism about a future outcome.
"The early results were very encouraging."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: heartening, exhortative, hortatory, promotive, exhortatory, rallying, hortative, inspiriting, supportive, supporting
Antonyms: discouraging