Upbeat

/ʌpˈbit/

Synonyms for "upbeat" (133 found)

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Closest matches (27)

advance advancement amelioration amendment arsis ascentbar beatbeat bettering betterment boost bout bright buoyant cheerful cheery chiliastic

Noun(5 words)

anacrusis brisk buoyant cheerful cheerfulness

Adjective(5 words)

bouncybright energybullishbuoyant climatecheerful

Strong matches (40)

Noun(10 words)

chipper chirpingclassroom descriptive termclassroom livelinessenergetic eudaemonia eudaimoniagood moodjive lively

Adjective(6 words)

chirpy elated gleeful jolly joyriddenlively colors

circle circuitcouleur de rosecourse cycle diastole downbeat encouraging enhancement enrichment eugenics euthenics favorable fond furtherancegreat leap forwardheadway heartening hopeful improvement

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leibnizian lift light-hearted

Verb(1 words)

heartened

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Adjective(11 words)

lively pacelively performancepeppiest peppy pollyannaishpositive affectpositive behaviorpositive energypositive moodpositive qualitysunniest

melioration mend mending millenarian millennialistic offbeat optimistic perfectibilitarian perfectionist pickup positive preferment progress progression promotion pulsation pulse recovery restoration revival

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revolution rhythm riserose coloredrose-colored roseate rosy rotation round sanguine series spell sunny systole thesis throb turn uplift upping upswing uptrendupward mobilityutopian wheel

Noun(11 words)

offbeat optimism optimistic pickup positivepositive affectivitypositive experimental resultssmiley welfare well-being wellbeing

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More general

12 entries

beatemotional statemoodmood descriptormusical rhythmmusical termpositive adjectiveprosperity rhythmrhythmic qualitysuccessfulnesstempo descriptor

More specific

9 entries

allegro tempoanacrusis buoyant cheerful cheerfulness optimism optimistic pickupvivace tempo

Collocations

7 entries

upbeat atmosphereupbeat attitudeupbeat moodupbeat outlookupbeat resultsupbeat tempoupbeat tone

Inflections

3 entries

more upbeatmost upbeatupbeats

Derivations

1 entries

upbeatness

similar

1 entries

optimistic

Sample sentences

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What's your favorite upbeat song?

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Tom is upbeat.

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When upbeat music starts playing, I just start dancing.

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Do you think Tom is upbeat?

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