Synonyms for upbeat
ˈʌpˌbitup·beat

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1. upbeatnoun

   Antonyms:
   downbeat

2. upbeatadjective

   Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat.

   The notes are easy, but it's an upbeat tune and should be played fairly quickly.

   Antonyms:
   downbeat

3. upbeatadjective

   Though he had bad news, he ended with an upbeat forecast for the future.

   Antonyms:
   downbeat

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. wellbeing, well-being, welfare, upbeat, eudaemonia, eudaimonianoun

   a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous

   "the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles"

   Synonyms:
   eudaemonia, social welfare, public assistance, well-being, offbeat, wellbeing, eudaimonia, benefit, welfare

   Antonyms:
   pessimistic

2. upbeat, offbeatadjective

   an unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure)

   Synonyms:
   wellbeing, offbeat, eudaemonia, well-being, eudaimonia, welfare

   Antonyms:
   pessimistic

3. cheerful, pollyannaish, upbeatadjective

   pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic

   Synonyms:
   cheerful, pollyannaish

   Antonyms:
   pessimistic

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1. • Prosperity

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. happy

   Submitted by anonymous on February 23, 2021  

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:2.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "upbeat":

   optimistic, bullish, al-said, happy, buoyant, saeed, al-saeed, auspicious, hopeful

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How to use upbeat in a sentence?

1. Robert Rennie:

   Markets are showing some signs of tiring of the steady drip feed of upbeat comments from U.S. officials and no signs of a final agreement looking likely.

2. Daniel Silver:

   The September report does little to alter our view that the housing market is continuing to recover. We view the new home sales data as unreliable and many other more reliable housing indicators have been sending upbeat signals lately.

3. Bryan Holcombe:

   Sutherland Springs’s just not a problem to us, we know exactly where the family is, and Sutherland Springs’s not going to be long until we ’ll both be there, he said. And we’re really sort of looking forward to Sutherland Springs. Crystal Holcombes were upbeat and full of good humor during a telephone interview, and they are not an exception in this deeply evangelical part of Texas. What is so striking about relatives and friends of the 26 victims of the church shooting in Sutherland Springs is that they all believe good will come from this act of evil and that their loved ones are now safe for eternity, and breathing again, with God. Psychologists say such deep faith can help families deal with such a ghastly event. Even so, they warn that leaning too heavily on one’s religious beliefs can stunt the natural grieving period and result in post-traumatic stress later.

4. Vale CEO Murilo Ferreira:

   The outlook for iron ore in recent weeks is much better than we saw four months ago. Of the last 24 months, I'm most upbeat right now.

5. Elizabeth Warren:

   The news caused a stir. But the question of whether a woman could win the presidency was clearly on voters' minds, and it would come up in debates and town halls, when asked, I always told an upbeat story about why I believed success was within our grasp, but I was under no illusion -- I knew that winning would be an uphill battle.