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Synonyms for hearten

  • verb

Most common

cheer encourage embolden please

All synonyms

Verb

1. Cheer

cheer, encourage, embolden, please, content, comfort, re-create, console, assure, stimulate, cheer up, rejoice, perk up, animate, buoy up, gladden, inspirit, exhilarate, goad, elate, happify, delight

Other

re-assure, raise someone's spirits, begladden

Antonyms

demoralize, demoralise, disempower

All antonyms of hearten →

Definitions

  1. v. 1

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

    News of the recovery helped to hearten the family.

Forms

Past participle
heartened
e.g. heartened → cheered, encouraged, emboldened, pleased…

Example sentences

  • content Are you content with your position in the company?
  • encourage You often encourage me to be good and hardworking.
  • cheer He tried to cheer up his wife, but wasn't able to.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
heartensteady
contentsteady
encouragesteady
cheerrising
emboldenrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
goad1
5 letters
cheer1, elate2
6 letters
please1, assure2
7 letters
content2, comfort2, console2, delight2, rejoice2, animate3, gladden2, happify
8 letters
embolden3, inspirit
9 letters
encourage3, stimulate3, begladden
10 letters
exhilarate4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (elate2 = 2 syllables).