Unscramble cheer

Definition of cheer

noun:

• a cry or shout of approval.
• the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom; "flowers added a note of cheerfulness to the drab room". Synonyms: cheerfulness, sunniness, sunshine. Antonyms: uncheerfulness.

verb:

• give encouragement to. Synonyms: embolden, hearten, recreate. Antonyms: dishearten.
• 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". Synonyms: cheer up, jolly along, jolly up.
• become cheerful. Synonyms: cheer up, chirk up. Antonyms: complain.
• spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers". Synonyms: barrack, exhort, inspire, pep up, root on, urge, urge on.

Related words

amuse, banzai, bravo, cheerlead, exuberate, exult, hooray, hurrah, jubilate, lighten, rejoice, salvo, triumph.

Words nearby

cheek, cheep, cheery, chewer, sheer.

Rhymes with

adhere, amir, amir, appear, auctioneer, austere, bandolier, beer, belvedere, belvedere, bombardier, brigadier, career, cashier, cavalier, chandelier, chevalier, clear, cohere, commandeer.