CHEER (UP) Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

cheer (up)

verb

Definition of cheer (up)

as in to brighten

to become glad or hopeful cheer up—things are bound to get better

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as in to encourage

to fill with courage or strength of purpose the general's speech cheered up the troops tremendously

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Notes like grapefruit add a sparkling freshness that can brighten a floral composition or provide an intriguing contrast to warmer ingredients.

— Camila Quimper, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026
The lightened and brightened interiors showcase wide-plank light oak floors, textured plaster walls, designer lighting, and French doors that open seamlessly to the outdoors.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of brighten

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But every November the Pleiades remind me that naked-eye observing isn't as simple as opening the back door and looking up.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 13 Nov. 2026
And yet this solidly lower-middle-class engineer, who dreams of getting out of Queens and being somebody that his family can look up to, lives in the ever-looming shadow of his elder sibling.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of look up

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Researchers at Colorado State University have developed flexible robots inspired by elephant trunks that can bend, grip objects, and connect with other machines.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
Its latest name is a literary wink to Walt Whitman, who spent three months in New Orleans in 1848, a visit that helped inspire Leaves of Grass.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Nov. 2026

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cheers (up)

cheer (up)

cheery

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