upbeat
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Synonyms & Antonyms for upbeat
Synonyms: Adjective
blithe, blithesome, bright, buoyant, canty [British dialect], cheerful, cheery, chipper, eupeptic, gay, gladsome, lightsome, sunny, winsome
Antonyms: Adjective
dour, gloomy, glum, morose, saturnine, sulky, sullen
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Examples of upbeat in a Sentence
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I like a story with an upbeat ending. I tried to stay upbeat about losing the election.Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Baltz was an upbeat, friendly student who went through life with joy, said Michael Pierce, the director of enology and viticulture at the Southwest Wine Center. — CBS News, "What we know about the California boat fire victims," 6 Sep. 2019 More Stories In the episode, Ashley O is a popular entertainer who sings upbeat, empowering lyrics aimed at young female fans. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, "Black Mirror’s Miley Cyrus Episode Isn’t That Far-Fetched," 6 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'upbeat.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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