Cheer and Ferule

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Cheer verb - To declare enthusiastic approval of.

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Ferule is an antonym for cheer.

Ferule noun - A switch (a stick or cane or flat paddle) used to punish children.

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Cheer is an antonym for ferule in scold topic.

Nearby Word: ferula

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Ferule and Cheer. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cheer/ferule

Cheer & Ferule. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cheer/ferule>.

Ferule or Cheer. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cheer/ferule.

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