Synonyms for perk up
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Cheer — to cause to be more lively or enthusiastic
light up, happy, cheer, cheer up, make someone's day, delight, hearten, exhilarate, gladden, elate, rejoice, liven up, beatify, happify, elevate dated, fain dated, laetificate formal rare
2. Stimulate
stimulate, arouse, fire, kindle, brace, animate, quicken, energize, energise UK, liven, enliven, revive, awaken, brighten, rouse, inflame, electrify, invigorate, galvanize, galvanise UK, inspirit
3. Straighten — to cause to be more upright, straighten up
Other
rise, stick up, aggrandize, aggrandise UK, re-create, get it up slang
Definitions
- v. 1
To cause to be more upright, straighten up.
- v. 2
to cause to be more lively or enthusiastic.
- v. 3
To become more upright
His ears perked up when he heard there would be ice cream.
- v. 4
To become more lively or enthusiastic.
Example sentences
- cheer He tried to cheer up his wife, but wasn't able to.
- delight I delight in going to the apple orchard each fall.
- kindle Will you buy a Kindle, a Nook or a Kobo eReader?
- arouse Events of that type generally arouse suspicion.
By length
- 4 letters
- fire2, rise1, perk1, fain1
- 5 letters
- right1, happy2, cheer1, brace1, rouse1, liven2, elate2
- 6 letters
- kindle2, revive2, awaken3, arouse2
- 7 letters
- delight2, rejoice2, elevate3, animate3, quicken2, inflame2, enliven3, gladden2, hearten2, beatify4, happify
- 8 letters
- brighten2, energize3, energise, inspirit
- 9 letters
- stimulate3, electrify4, galvanize3, percolate3, galvanise
- 10 letters
- straighten2, invigorate4, aggrandize3, exhilarate4, aggrandise
- 11 letters
- laetificate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fire2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- requinquer