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cheer
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms 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>
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
2
to ease the grief or distress of <let's hope that these flowers will cheer my ailing aunt at least a little>
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
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