Buck up and Sadden

Opposite meaning terms

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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Sadden is an antonym for buck up.

Sadden verb - To make sad.

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Buck up is an antonym for sadden.

Nearby Word: saddening

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

Buck up & Sadden. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/buck_up/sadden>.

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