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- [uhp-beet]
- /ˈʌpˌbit/
- /ʌpˈbiːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uhp-beet]
- /ˈʌpˌbit/
Definitions of upbeat word
- noun upbeat an unaccented beat, especially immediately preceding a downbeat. 1
- noun upbeat the upward stroke with which a conductor indicates such a beat. 1
- adjective upbeat optimistic; happy; cheerful: television dramas with predictably upbeat endings. 1
- adjective upbeat cheerful, optimistic 1
- noun upbeat music: unaccented beat 1
- adjective upbeat If people or their opinions are upbeat, they are cheerful and hopeful about a situation. 0
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Origin of upbeat
First appearance:
before 1865 One of the 28% newest English words
1865-70; 1950-55 for def 3; up- + beat
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Upbeat
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
upbeat popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
upbeat usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for upbeat
adj upbeat
- assured — Someone who is assured is very confident and relaxed.
- at ease — If you are at ease, you are feeling confident and relaxed, and are able to talk to people without feeling nervous or anxious. If you put someone at their ease, you make them feel at ease.
- athrill — excited or thrilled
- carnivalesque — characteristic of, suitable for, or like a carnival
noun upbeat
- improvement — an act of improving or the state of being improved.
- melioration — Historical Linguistics. semantic change in a word to a more approved or more respectable meaning. Compare pejoration (def 2).
- meliorism — the doctrine that the world tends to become better or may be made better by human effort.
adjective upbeat
- chipper — Chipper means cheerful and lively.
- euphoric — Characterized by or feeling intense excitement and happiness.
- joyful — full of joy, as a person or one's heart; glad; delighted.
- joyous — joyful; happy; jubilant: the joyous sounds of children at play.
- light — a light product, as a beer or cigarette.
Antonyms for upbeat
adj upbeat
- beryl — a white, blue, yellow, green, or pink mineral, found in coarse granites and igneous rocks. It is a source of beryllium and is sometimes used as a gemstone; the green variety is emerald, the blue is aquamarine. Composition: beryllium aluminium silicate. Formula: Be3Al2Si6O18. Crystal structure: hexagonal
- blue — Something that is blue is the colour of the sky on a sunny day.
- blue-green — a color about midway between blue and green in the spectrum.
- cerulean — a deep blue colour; azure
- cobalt — Cobalt is a hard silvery-white metal which is used to harden steel and for producing a blue dye.
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