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cheer up

VERB
make cheerful
Synonyms
WEAK
comfort encourage enliven gladden inspirit
VERB
become cheerful
Synonyms
WEAK
brighten brighten up improve in mood improve in outlook improve in spirits perk up

Example Sentences

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So cheer up, everyone — it might not happen.

From Salon • Dec. 10, 2025

And as an artist, she’s glad that, even as a 16-year-old just beginning her career, she never gave in to the pressure to cheer up her tracks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

The “Midas Man” actor said in a recent interview with People that to cheer up his wife one day, he took her shopping at Nordstrom.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2025

Voters started to cheer up about the economy.

From Slate • Sep. 6, 2024

I’ve opened the blue silk curtains to let the morning in and cheer up the room.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende