English Synonym Finder

cheer

Definitions

A shout of encouragement, approval, or congratulation.

A state of gladness, optimism, or high spirits.

To give comfort or support to someone.

Examples

The crowd let out a loud cheer when the home team scored the winning goal.

She tried to cheer him up by telling him a funny story about her day.

The bright colors of the garden always cheer me up on a gloomy morning.

Synonyms

encourage hearten gladden comfort applaud support inspire

Antonyms

discourage dishearten sadden depress dampen criticize boo