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. 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.

2. Derek Scissors:

   It's odd that (the president) was so upbeat with (Chinese Vice-Premier) Liu He and yet we still don't have the Dec. 15 tariffs taken off the table.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. Christine Lagarde:

   Should lower oil prices and a stronger recovery in the United States make us more upbeat about the prospects for the global economy? the answer is most likely 'No.'.