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. Scott Reed:

   I'm upbeat and optimistic, but the Democrats' fundraising [ advantage ] is concerning. You would think big The GOP donors would learn by now that elections have consequences.

2. Matthias Rusinski:

   The upbeat CPI report is leading Treasuries given that inflation is one of the key variable that will drive the evolution of the tightening cycle.

3. Blythe Danner:

   She always has a good spin on things, and I admire her tenacity and her upbeat message.

4. 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.

5. Sergio Galvan:

   We're very upbeat about credit demand, but we'll have to see how the capitalization of banks evolves and whether it can keep apace with this appetite for credit.