Term: upbeat

upbeat (adjective): positive, cheerful, and optimistic, especially about the future or a particular situation.

synonyms: optimistic, hopeful, cheery

pronunciation: /ˈʌpbiːt/

translation: optimistisks, mundrs, dzīvespriecīgs

example: Despite the poor sales figures last month, the manager remains upbeat about the company’s long-term prospects.

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

upbeat (noun)

an unaccented beat or portion of a beat in a musical measure , specifically the last beat of the measure

an increase in activity or prosperity - business that is on the upbeat

upbeat (adjective)

- cheerful optimistic I'm feeling upbeat today

Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus

upbeat (adjective)

having or showing a good mood or disposition

SYNONYMS:

blithe, blithesome, bright, buoyant, canty, cheery, chipper, eupeptic, gay, gladsome, lightsome, sunny, upbeat, winsome

RELATED WORDS:

hopeful, optimistic, rosy, sanguine; animated, chirpy, jaunty, lilting, lively, perky, sprightful, sprightly, vivacious; carefree, careless, cavalier, devil-may-care, easygoing, happy-go-lucky, insouciant, lighthearted, unconcerned; boon, gleeful, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful; blissful, delighted, glad, gratified, happy, joyful, joyous, pleased, satisfied, tickled; beaming, grinning, laughing, smiling

NEAR ANTONYMS:

joyless, sad, unhappy, unsatisfied; dull, lethargic, listless, sluggish, torpid; blue, brokenhearted, crestfallen, dejected, depressed, despondent, disconsolate, disheartened, down, downcast, downhearted, droopy, forlorn, hangdog, heavyhearted, inconsolable, low, low-spirited, melancholy, mirthless, sorrowful

dour, gloomy, glum, morose, saturnine, sulky, sullen

upbeat (adjective)

having qualities which inspire hope

SYNONYMS:

auspicious, bright, encouraging, fair, golden, heartening, likely, optimistic, promising, propitious, roseate, rose-colored, rosy, upbeat

RELATED WORDS:

cheering, comforting, reassuring, soothing; assured, confident, decisive, doubtless, positive, sure, unhesitating; beamish, bullish, eupeptic; favorable, good

NEAR ANTONYMS:

cheerless, comfortless; doubtful, dubious, uncertain; bearish, grim, negative, unfavorable; funereal, glum, gray ( grey), miserable, wretched

bleak, dark, depressing, desperate, discouraging, disheartening, dismal, downbeat, dreary, gloomy, hopeless, inauspicious, pessimistic, unencouraging, unlikely, unpromising, unpropitious

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