HEARTENED Synonyms: 175 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in reassured

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verb

past tense of hearten

as in encouraged

to fill with courage or strength of purpose thinking we were hopelessly lost, we were heartened by the sight of a familiar farmhouse

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But he was heartened by the support for Paul’s amendment in particular. — Sarah Todd, STAT, 24 July 2026 Nelsen, however, said he has been heartened by the ongoing settlement talks between the state and Khosla. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 16 July 2026 Block said advocates for trans teenagers were heartened by the narrowness of the decision. — Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 30 June 2026 The Richmond Fed chief was heartened by a rapid decline in gasoline prices in his district as the price of oil fell following a recent ceasefire agreement between the US and Iran. — Catarina Saraiva, Fortune, 28 June 2026 Ruhlin said she was heartened to see some of the recommendations, notably those pushing for more transparency, instituted shortly after the report was submitted, and Jonsen has voiced broad agreement with the report findings. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 18 May 2026 In the weeks leading up to the film’s release, both Becker and Tremper said they were heartened to see the early reaction the film received at the Sundance Film Festival and other venues. — Susan Caminiti, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026 But Republicans have been heartened by strong early-voting turnout in conservative areas, along with a landslide victory in a legislative election last month. — Russell Berman, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026 Apollo's old-timers are heartened that the 43-year-old Isaacman is accelerating the pace of Artemis launches to more closely match Apollo's speed and safety record. — Arkansas Online, 31 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for heartened

Adjective

Given the recent weakness in the stock and the broader macro uncertainty, hearing from management left us feeling more reassured in our position.

— Jeff Marks,Paulina Likos, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025

Definition of reassured

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When government applies the rules consistently, businesses have the confidence to invest, innovation is encouraged, public institutions earn greater trust and the public benefits.

— Robin Rossenfeld, Denver Post, 28 Aug. 2026
Anyone with information on the collision is encouraged to contact Officer Giovanni Zaino of the Middletown Police Patrol Division at 860-638-4000, ext 6323.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of encouraged

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Keep scrolling to shop more denim jackets inspired by America Ferrera now.

— Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026
The idea came from architect Hal Hayes, who was inspired bythe Great Pyramid of Giza, where a pharaoh built a row of smaller pyramids alongside it for his queens, as Hayes told the Fire Island Pines Historical Society.

— Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of inspired

Adjective

But maybe in an age when smartphones keep them in constant contact with their children, helicopter parents have become more extreme and emboldened.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 6 Aug. 2026
On this pivotal question lies the fate of the youthful Prime Minister whose performance is being closely watched by an emboldened electorate.

— Vasuki Shastry, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of emboldened

Adjective

All 18,000 tickets had been given to anyone willing to brave long lines.

— Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Set the scene Anyone brave enough to travel long-haul with young children will appreciate the speedy 30-minute transfer time—and the excitement of a seaplane—between Malé and Lux* South Ari Atoll.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of brave

Adjective

Still, Walker remains undaunted about the prospects for Morton, which last won a sectional title in 2012.

— Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Like Dante, Nick Tosches was an undaunted character whose tongue-twisting prose was an iconoclastic mash-up of realism and intricate, erudite lyricism.

— A.D. Amorosi, SPIN, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of undaunted

Adjective

However, rather than the courageous grand duchesses who fought for the freedom of their people far away, the author was fascinated by the suffragette movement of the 1910s.

— Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
Those early songs and some of that stuff was so courageous, so good.

— Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of courageous

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