Cheer and Distress

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Cheer

Cheer noun - A feeling of ease from grief or trouble.
Usage example: the visiting general had some words of cheer for each of the hospital's recuperating soldiers
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Distress is an antonym for cheer in happiness topic.
Nearby Words: cheerful, cheerless, cheery, cheering, cheerfulness

Distress

Distress noun - A state of great suffering of body or mind.
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Synonyms for Distress
Antonyms for Distress
Cheer is an antonym for distress in topics: calm, worry, support, pain.
Nearby Words: distressed, distressing, distressingly, distressful
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How words are described

good good cheer good distress
endless endless cheer endless distress
genuine genuine cheer genuine distress
outward outward cheer outward distress
Other adjectives: massive, extreme, little, bad, false, personal, continued, less, extra, biggest.

Both words in one sentence

  • Brooding Boy, Gentle Girl Whenever Sun sees Blake in distress, he often tries to cheer her up, usually to be ignored or coldly dismissed by Blake.
    Source: Brooding Boy, Gentle Girl
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