9
assistance(noun, support, good, help, increase)
8
exhortation(noun, help, aid, influence, reason)
8
instigation(noun, charge, drive, cause, reason)
7
consolation(noun, support, help, praise, aid)
7
impetus(noun, charge, drive, cause, reason)
7
impulse(noun, charge, drive, cause, excitement)
7
reassuring(noun, support, help, praise, cheer)
7
sanction(noun, support, help, aid, approval)
6
assurance(noun, support, happiness, comfort, enthusiasm)
6
countenance(noun, support, good, favor, leave)
6
elation(noun, confidence, hopefulness, sanguinity)
6
lift(noun, support, break, help, advance)
6
patronage(noun, support, help, respect, benefit)
5
faith(noun, support, help, praise, cheer)
5
abetment(noun, support, help, assistance, urging)
5
advice(noun, support, help, benefit, aid)
5
animation(noun, support, help, praise, delight)
5
brightness(noun, confidence, hopefulness, sanguinity)
5
buoyancy(noun, delight, cheer, happiness, joy)
5
calmness(noun, happiness, enthusiasm, trust, confidence)
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