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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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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 2019 Solid citizen, and filled the reserve role while remaining upbeat. — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, "What will Don Sweeney do now with this Bruins roster?," 13 June 2019 The team of 12, seeming upbeat, coursed through a tunnel spanning roughly 32 feet that also included a feature that emulates dripping water, according to Sky News. — Elizabeth Zwirz, Fox News, "Thai soccer team boys rescued from cave reportedly recreate experience, navigate through fake tunnel," 6 Sep. 2018 There were two big developments on May 21 in the political universe of Bernie Sanders, one upbeat, one not-so-much. — Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, "Sanders Announces Reelection Bid as Negative Buzz Builds About Our Revolution," 22 May 2018 While some Afrocentric artists did deploy militaristic symbolism, there was also often an upbeat, peace-loving aesthetic to the genre that may have started to feel cheesy next to flashy tracksuit-wearing b-boys like Run-DMC. — Taylor Hosking, The Atlantic, "How a Black Panther Music Video Taps Into an Old Trend," 1 Mar. 2018 For instance, a massive upbeat represents the fourth beat while a large downward movement represents the first. — Lawrence Elizabeth Knox, Houston Chronicle, "'Love' is unleashed in conductorless concert," 7 Feb. 2018 More: Pistons' Boban Marjanovic upbeat — despite constant rough play Twitter updates Live updates for mobile users. — Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Pistons vs. Denver Nuggets: Time, TV, radio information," 12 Dec. 2017Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
The overall feel of the festival was upbeat yet relaxed. — Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, "When you aren’t over the hill, but a hike sounds way more fun than a music festival," 15 Aug. 2019 Scooter aside, Patricia was upbeat as the Lions started Year 2 of his regime. — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, "Surgery lands Detroit Lions' Matt Patricia on knee scooter to start training camp," 25 July 2019 Despite the chemotherapy draining her, Cooper was upbeat. — Tyler Kraft, Indianapolis Star, "How devastating loss and impossible odds motivated Erica Wheeler's WNBA rise," 25 July 2019 But just as Musk has been adamant that demand isn’t a problem for Tesla, Guillen’s email to employees was upbeat. — Josh Eidelson, latimes.com, "Tesla prepares to boost production and return to hiring mode," 10 July 2019 Although investors were upbeat at the start of the week after President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping agreed a tariff ceasefire to return to trade talks, underlying worries about the global economy persist. — Anneken Tappe, CNN, "S&P 500 closes at record high for second day in a row," 2 July 2019 Panthers coach Ron Rivera was upbeat earlier Monday when asked about the possibility of signing McCoy. — Michael Middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY, "Gerald McCoy to sign one-year contract with Panthers, per report," 3 June 2019 The playlist is upbeat, the drinks are delicious (two words: coffee martini), and the bartenders are among the friendliest in the city. — Jaimie Potters, Marie Claire, "Where to Stay, Eat, and Explore in Amsterdam," 29 May 2019 The stock closed at $190.63 Friday, good for a decline of 42% this year, at a time when technology investors have mainly been upbeat. — Charley Grant, WSJ, "Investors Helped Build Tesla. They Could Undo It, Too.," 24 May 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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