perk up

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of PERK

to become glad or hopeful <we perked up once the sun came out>

Synonyms brighten, buck up, lighten, look up, perk (up)

Related Words rejoice; liven (up), revive; beam, glow, radiate, sparkle; encourage, gladden, hearten

Near Antonyms despair, despond; brood, fret, mope

Antonyms darken, sadden

to move from a lower to a higher place or position <the dog tilts her head and perks up her ears whenever someone speaks to her>

Synonyms boost, crane, elevate, heave, heft, heighten, hike, hoist, jack (up), lift, perk (up), pick up, take up, up, uphold, uplift, upraise

Related Words ascend, mount, rise; rear, upend

Near Antonyms descend, dip, fall, pitch, plunge, slip; bear, depress, press, push; sink, submerge

Antonyms drop, lower

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