cheer

cheer

verb

Definition of CHEER

1

to declare enthusiastic approval of <critics and fans alike have cheered the latest addition to the author's series of fantasy novels>

Synonyms accredit, applaud, cheer, crack up, hail, laud, praise, salute, tout

Related Words bravo, clap, rise (to); ballyhoo; approve, commend, endorse (also indorse), favor, recommend, root (for), support; celebrate, emblazon, eulogize, extol (also extoll), glorify, magnify, sing; adulate, belaud, flatter, overpraise; deify, idolize

Near Antonyms belittle, discommend, disparage, put down; blame, censure, reprehend, reprobate; admonish, chide, criticize, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove; castigate, excoriate, keelhaul, lambaste (or lambast), skewer, slag [chiefly British], vilify

Antonyms knock, pan, slam

2

to ease the grief or distress of <let's hope that these flowers will cheer my ailing aunt at least a little>

Synonyms assure, cheer, console, reassure, solace, soothe

Related Words commiserate, condole, empathize, sympathize; boost, buoy (up), elevate, lift, uplift; allay, alleviate, assuage, relieve; calm, quiet, relax, tranquilize (also tranquillize)

Near Antonyms demoralize, discourage, dishearten; fret, upset, worry; aggravate, intensify, worsen; annoy, irk, irritate; harass, pester

Antonyms distress, torment, torture, trouble