Cheer and Deject

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Cheer verb - To declare enthusiastic approval of.

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Deject is an antonym for cheer.

Deject verb - To make sad.

Usage example: nothing dejects a TV pundit more than the reality check that nobody cares what he thinks

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Cheer is an antonym for deject.

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Deject and Cheer. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cheer/deject

Cheer & Deject. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cheer/deject>.

Deject or Cheer. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cheer/deject.

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