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Synonyms of hearten

34 similar words · 1 opposite word

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

Synonyms and similar words for hearten

verbTo give heart to; to encourage, urge on, cheer, give confidence to.

  • cheer upTo make someone happier or less downcast.
  • happifyTo make happy.
  • 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...
  • cheerTo gladden; to make cheerful; often with up.
  • 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.
  • gladden
  • gratifyTo please.
  • happyOften followed by up: to make happy; to brighten, to cheer, to enliven.
  • 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.
  • perk upTo cause to be more lively or enthusiastic.
  • 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 hearten

verbTo give heart to; to encourage, urge on, cheer, give confidence to.

  • disheartenTo discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage.

Meaning of hearten

  1. verb To give heart to; to encourage, urge on, cheer, give confidence to.

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Questions about synonyms of hearten

What is another word for hearten?
Hearten has 34 synonyms on Word.ws, such as please, content, cheer, delight, rejoice, gratify, exhilarate and elate.
What is the opposite of hearten?
The opposite of hearten is dishearten.
What does hearten mean?
Hearten means to give heart to; to encourage, urge on, cheer, give confidence to.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hearten (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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