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Nouns (3)

cheer

n. a cry or shout of approval

cheerfulness, cheer

n. the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom; "flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room"

Verbs (18)

v. raise; "up the ante"

cheer, applaud by shouting

v. show approval or good wishes by shouting; "everybody cheered the birthday boy"

cheer, chirk up

v. become cheerful

cheer, jolly up, jolly along

v. cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful; "She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee"

cheer, hearten, embolden

v. give encouragement to

barrack, cheer, pep up, inspire, exhort, urge on, cheer on

v. urge on or encourage especially by shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"

Adverbs (3)

up, upward, upwards

adv. spatially, temporally, or metaphorically up :"Look up!" "Let's move the date up"; "The music surged up"

Adjectives (12)

adj. used up; "time is up"

adj. (used of computers) operating properly; "how soon will the computers be up?"

adj. open; "the windows are up"

adj. being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level; "the anchor is up"; "the sun is up"; "he lay face up"; "he is up by a pawn"; "the market is up"; "the corn is up"

up, improving

adj. getting higher or more vigorous; "its an up market"; "an improving economy"

up, astir, out of bed

adj. out of bed; "are they astir yet?"; "up by seven each morning"

up, upbound, upward

adj. extending or moving toward a higher place; "the up staircase"; "a general upward movement of fish"

Fuzzynyms (173)

ovation, standing ovation

n. enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud applause)

burst, volley, fusillade, salvo

n. rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise"

optimism

n. the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well

reassurance

n. the act of reassuring; restoring someone's confidence

play, sport, fun

n. verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously); "he became a figure of fun"; "he said it in sport"

call, cry, outcry, yell, shout, vociferation

n. a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"

merriment, gaiety

n. a gay feeling

vivacity

n. characterized by high spirits and animation

celebration, festivity

n. any joyous diversion

frivolity, frivolousness

n. the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible

revel, revelry

n. unrestrained merrymaking

animation, spiritedness

n. quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous

fun, playfulness

n. a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement; "her playfulness surprised me"; "he was fun to be with"

joy, joyousness, joyfulness

n. the emotion of great happiness

bliss, blissfulness, cloud-nine, seventh-heaven, seventh heaven, cloud nine

n. a state of extreme happiness

playfulness, gaiety

n. a festive merry feeling

gladness, gladfulness, gladsomeness

n. experiencing joy and pleasure

happiness

n. emotions experienced when in a state of well-being

praise

v. express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance"

gush, rave, praise enthusiastically

v. praise enthusiastically; "She raved about that new restaurant"

sparkle, fizz, foam, froth, effervesce

v. form bubbles; "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water"

uplift, pick up, intoxicate, elate, fill with elation, lift up

v. fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits"

delight, please, give joy

v. give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation"

animate, enliven, invigorate, inspire, exalt

v. heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination"

thrill, exalt, exhilarate

v. fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"

shake, stir, stimulate, excite, shake up

v. stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"

cheer, hearten, embolden

v. give encouragement to

fete, celebrate

v. have a celebration; "They were feting the patriarch of the family"; "After the exam, the students were celebrating"

hold, harbor, harbour, entertain

v. maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment"

glory, rejoice proudly

v. rejoice proudly

triumph, revel in, wallow in, rejoice in

v. be ecstatic with joy

content, make content

v. make content; "I am contented"

barrack, cheer, pep up, inspire, exhort, urge on, cheer on

v. urge on or encourage especially by shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"

advance, boost, encourage, promote, further

v. contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"

animate, enliven, invigorate, inspire, exalt

v. heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination"

fire, arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle

v. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

strengthen, fortify, beef up

v. make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"

bulwark

v. defend with a bulwark

gladden, become glad

v. become glad or happy

cheer, cheer up, chirk up

v. become cheerful

uplift, pick up, intoxicate, elate, fill with elation, lift up

v. fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits"

move, prompt, incite, motivate

v. give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"

lighten, lighten up, brighten, make brighter

v. make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room"

delight, please, give joy

v. give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation"

hold, harbor, harbour, entertain

v. maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); "bear a grudge"; "entertain interesting notions"; "harbor a resentment"

exult, be on cloud nine, jump for joy, walk on air

v. feel extreme happiness or elation

glory, rejoice proudly

v. rejoice proudly

triumph, revel in, wallow in, rejoice in

v. be ecstatic with joy

content, make content

v. make content; "I am contented"

animate, enliven, invigorate, inspire, exalt

v. heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination"

push, bear on, bear upon

v. press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate"

content, make content

v. make content; "I am contented"

cheer, cheer up, chirk up

v. become cheerful

failing

adj. below acceptable in performance; "received failing grades"

Synonyms (42)

press, urge, exhort

v. force or impel in an indicated direction; "I urged him to finish his studies"

over, completed, terminated, concluded, ended, all over

adj. having come or been brought to a conclusion; "the harvesting was complete"; "the affair is over, ended, finished"; "the abruptly terminated interview"

done, through, through with

adj. having finished or arrived at completion; "certain to make history before he's done"; "it's a done deed"; "after the treatment, the patient is through except for follow-up"; "almost through with his studies"

through with, done with

adj. having no further concern with; "he was through with school and he was through with family"- John Dos Passos; "done with gambling"; "done with drinking"

running, working, operative, functional

adj. (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing; "in running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes"

elevated

adj. raised above the ground; "an elevated platform"

upraised, lifted

adj. held up in the air; "stood with arms upraised"; "her upraised flag"

ascending

adj. moving or going or growing upward; "the ascending plane"; "the ascending staircase"; "the ascending stems of chickweed"

high

adj. (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high'); "a high mountain"; "high ceilings"; "high buildings"; "a high forehead"; "a high incline"; "a foot high"

bull

adj. characterized by rising prices: "a bull market"

emerging

adj. coming to maturity; "the rising generation"

insomniac, sleepless, wakeful

adj. experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness; "insomniac old people"; "insomniac nights"; "lay sleepless all night"; "twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights"- Shakespeare

unsleeping, wide-awake

adj. fully awake; "the unsleeping city"; "so excited she was wide-awake all night"

waking

adj. marked by full consciousness or alertness; "worked every moment of my waking hours"

uphill, acclivitous, upward-sloping

adj. sloping upward

ascendant, ascendent, ascensive

adj. tending or directed upward; "rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage"- John Ruskin

assurgent

adj. growing or extending upward; "an assurgent stem or leaf"

assurgent

adj. rising from the sea; "a seahorse assurgent"

climbing, scandent

adj. used especially of plants; having a tendency to climb; "plants of a creeping or scandent nature"

soaring

adj. "a soaring eagle"

Antonyms (15)

uncheerfulness

n. not conducive to cheer or good spirits

plain, complain, quetch, kvetch, express complaints, sound off, express displeasure, express unhappiness, express discontent

v. express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about"

put off, dishearten

v. take away the enthusiasm of

discourage

v. deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged

discourage

v. deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged

down

adj. being or moving lower in position or less in some value; "lay face down"; "the moon is down"; "our team is down by a run"; "down by a pawn"; "the stock market is down today"

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