Synonyms for cheer
- verb
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Inspire — to infuse life, courage, animation, or hope, into; to inspirit; to solace or comfort
inspire, brighten, solace, comfort, enliven, liven, console, perk up, invigorate, assure, animate, revive, stimulate, refresh, arouse, quicken, inspirit
2. Rejoice — to gladden; to make cheerful; often with up
rejoice, please, gladden, delight, bless, amuse, hearten, gratify, exhilarate, elate, content, beatify, cherish dated, elevate dated, upcheer dated
3. Clap — to applaud or encourage with cheers or shouts
clap, hurrah, hurray, huzzah, acclaim formal, beclap, encheer dated
4. Applaud — to encourage to do something
encourage, applaud, pep up informal, stir up, urge, urge on, incite, exhort, spur on, goad, barrack AU NZ, egg on
Other
jolly along informal, salute, embolden, re-create, hail, approve, chirk up, disport dated, acclamate rare
Noun
1. Cheerfulness
cheerfulness, joy, merriment, happiness, mirth, sunshine, gladness, exhilaration, sunniness, gaiety dated
2. Acclamation — A cry expressing joy, approval or support, such as "hurrah"
Other
Definitions
- v. 1
To gladden; to make cheerful; often with up.
We were cheered by the offer of a cup of tea.
- v. 2
To infuse life, courage, animation, or hope, into; to inspirit; to solace or comfort.
- n. 1
A cry expressing joy, approval or support, such as "hurrah".
A cheer rose from the crowd.
- n. 2
A cheerful attitude; happiness; a good, happy, or positive mood.
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Cheer may be very quiet, as the cheer of a bright fire to an aged traveler; merriment is with liveliness and laughter; fun and frolic are apt to be boisterous.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- inspire We may give advice, but we do not inspire conduct.
- solace He often needs to seek solace in places near water.
- brighten He was painting the walls to brighten up the room.
- enliven I shall endeavor to enliven morality with wit, and to temper wit with morality.
- rejoice Our enemies will rejoice the moment we fall, idiot!
By length
- 3 letters
- joy1
- 4 letters
- food1, meat1, urge1, hail1, clap1, goad1
- 5 letters
- bless1, amuse2, liven2, mirth1, elate2
- 6 letters
- please1, assure2, revive2, salute2, solace2, incite2, arouse2, hurrah2, hurray2, gaiety, huzzah2, exhort2, viands, beclap
- 7 letters
- content2, comfort2, console2, approve2, inspire2, delight2, refresh2, rejoice2, cherish2, applaud2, elevate3, acclaim2, animate3, quicken2
- 8 letters
- sunshine2, applause2, clapping2, brighten2, gladness, embolden3, inspirit
- 9 letters
- encourage3, happiness3, stimulate3, merriment, acclamate, sunniness
- 10 letters
- invigorate4, exhilarate4
- 11 letters
- acclamation4
- 12 letters
- exhilaration5, cheerfulness3, conviviality
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (amuse2 = 2 syllables).