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Type Words
Synonyms cheer up, jolly along, jolly up
Has types amuse


She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee.
Type Words
Synonyms cheer up, chirk up
Type of rejoice, joy
Has types lighten, triumph, rejoice, lighten up, buoy up, jubilate, exult, exuberate
Type Words
Synonyms embolden, hearten, recreate
Type of encourage
Has types take heart, buck up
Derivation cheering
Type Words
Synonyms cheerfulness, sunniness, sunshine
Type of attribute
Has types good-naturedness, good-temperedness, good-humouredness, good-humoredness
Derivation cheery


flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room.
Type Words
Synonyms barrack, exhort, inspire, pep up, root on, urge, urge on
Type of encourage
Has types cheerlead
Derivation cheering, cheerer


The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers.
Type Words
Type of approval, commendation
Has types hurrah, salvo, bravo, banzai, hooray
Type Words
Type of applaud
Has types lighten up, buoy up, lighten
Derivation cheerer, cheering


everybody cheered the birthday boy.

Examples of cheer

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The UC Merced cheer team, like most clubs at UC Merced, is still in its infancy.
From the sacbee.com
Where else, ever, did they line the field to cheer the opposing team as it left?
From the stltoday.com
Dance and cheer athletes from more than 30 schools and recreation teams compete.
From the courier-journal.com
Rosevilel High School students cheer during their game at Roseville High School.
From the sacbee.com
In another strange twist Sunday, the largest cheer was for the guy who made par.
From the dailyherald.com
Cheer the salarymen taking turns at the mic and they'll show you love in return.
From the time.com
You will compare yourself with these people, and the contrast will cheer you up.
From the time.com
The crowd responded with a momentary groan before shifting to an extended cheer.
From the kansas.com
Santa said that he came down from the North Pole to spread cheer with Wichitans.
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More examples
  • Give encouragement to
  • A cry or shout of approval
  • Cheerfulness: the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom; "flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room"
  • Show approval or good wishes by shouting; "everybody cheered the birthday boy"
  • Cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful; "She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee"
  • Spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"
  • The Wotch is a cartoon-style English-language webcomic created by "Anne Onymous" and "Robin Ericson" about the magical adventures of two like-named characters. ...
  • Cheer is the name of a laundry detergent sold in the United States and Canada. It is manufactured by Procter & Gamble.
  • Cheering is the uttering or making of sounds encouraging, stimulating or exciting to action, indicating approval or acclaiming or welcoming persons, announcements of events and the like.