/ Thesaurus / C Synonyms of cheering Find synonyms for: Noun1. cheering, shouting, encouragementusage: encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators; "it's all over but the shouting"Verb1. cheer, hearten, recreate, embolden, encourageusage: give encouragement to2. cheer, applaudusage: show approval or good wishes by shouting; "everybody cheered the birthday boy"3. cheer, cheer up, jolly along, jolly upusage: cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful; "She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee"4. cheer, cheer up, chirk up, rejoice, joyusage: become cheerful5. cheer, root on, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up, encourageusage: spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"Adjective1. comforting, cheering, satisfying, satisfactory (vs. unsatisfactory)usage: providing freedom from worryWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: reluctant Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language