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Synonyms of cheer up

36 similar words · 1 opposite word

Another word for cheer up is please. Other synonyms of cheer up are content, cheer, delight, rejoice and gratify. The opposite of cheer up is depress.

Synonyms and similar words for cheer up

verbTo become happier or less downcast.

  • blithen
  • liven upTo improve a person's mood by making them more energetic.
  • perk upTo become more lively or enthusiastic.

verbTo make someone happier or less downcast.

  • cheerTo gladden; to make cheerful; often with up.
  • beatifyTo make blissful.
  • enraptureTo fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate or captivate.
  • begladdenTo gladden about or all over; make glad; overjoy.
  • blissenTo make blissful or happy; fill with or impart bliss to.
  • brightOften followed by up: to cause (someone or something) to be bright (in various senses); to brighten; specifically, to...
  • fetch
  • contentTo give contentment or satisfaction to; to satisfy; to make happy.
  • delightTo give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please highly.
  • elateTo make joyful or proud.
  • enblissTo endue or fill with bliss; impart bliss to; make happy.
  • exhilarateTo cheer, to cheer up, to gladden, to make happy, to elate.
  • gladdenTo cause (something) to become more glad.
  • gratifyTo please.
  • happifyTo make happy.
  • happyOften followed by up: to become happy; to brighten up, to cheer up.
  • heartenTo give heart to; to encourage, urge on, cheer, give confidence to.
  • jollifyTo make jolly.
  • light upTo make happy.
  • make someone's dayTo make someone happy, or be a source of satisfaction, for the rest of the day.
  • pleaseTo make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to.
  • raise someone's spiritsTo make someone feel in a better mood.
  • rejoiceTo make happy, exhilarate.
  • turn the frown upside downTo become or make somebody else happy after being sad.
  • warm someone's heartMake glad.
  • warm the cockles of someone's heartTo provide someone with a deep feeling of contentment or happiness.
  • cherish obsoleteTo cheer, to gladden.
  • elevate obsoleteTo lift the spirits of (someone).
  • fain obsoleteTo make (someone) glad; to gladden; hence, to congratulate (someone); to welcome (someone).
  • gay dated
  • gladden someone's heart datedSynonym of warm someone's heart.
  • laetificate rareTo make, or become, happy.
  • upcheer archaicTo cheer up.

Opposite of cheer up

verbTo make someone happier or less downcast.

  • depressTo make depressed, sad or bored.

Meaning of cheer up

  1. verb To become happier or less downcast.
  2. verb To make someone happier or less downcast.
  3. interjection An encouragement to somebody who seems unhappy.

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Questions about synonyms of cheer up

What is another word for cheer up?
Cheer up has 36 synonyms on Word.ws, such as please, content, cheer, delight, rejoice, gratify, gladden and hearten.
What is the opposite of cheer up?
The opposite of cheer up is depress.
What does cheer up mean?
Cheer up means to become happier or less downcast.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cheer up (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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