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Synonyms & Antonyms of cheer
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
to declare enthusiastic approval of
- critics and fans alike have cheered the latest addition to the author's series of fantasy novels
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2
to ease the grief or distress of
- let's hope that these flowers will cheer my ailing aunt at least a little
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- calm,
- quiet,
- relax,
- tranquilize
- (also tranquillize)
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cheer
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of cheer (Entry 2 of 2)
1
a mood characterized by high spirits and amusement and often accompanied by laughter
- a birthday celebration filled with affection and cheer
Synonyms for cheer
- cheerfulness,
- cheeriness,
- festivity,
- gaiety
- (also gayety),
- gayness,
- glee,
- gleefulness,
- hilarity,
- jocundity,
- joviality,
- merriment,
- merriness,
- mirth,
- mirthfulness
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- jollification,
- jollity,
- reveling
- (or revelling),
- revelry
- buffoonery,
- clownishness,
- flippancy,
- funning,
- jest,
- jesting,
- jocoseness,
- jocosity,
- jocularity,
- joking,
- joshing
- frolicking,
- gamboling
- (or gambolling),
- rollicking,
- romping
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2
a feeling of ease from grief or trouble
- the visiting general had some words of cheer for each of the hospital's recuperating soldiers
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3
a state of mind dominated by a particular emotion
- be of good cheer in this Christmas season
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4
enthusiastic and usually public expression of approval
- all three movies in the series received cheers from fans of the novels
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