Buck up and Despond

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Buck up verb - To become glad or hopeful.

Usage example: buck up, kids, it's not so bad as you're making it out to be

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Despond is an antonym for buck up.

Despond verb - To lose all hope or confidence.

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Buck up is an antonym for despond.

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Despond and Buck up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/buck_up/despond

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