Cheer and Oppress

Opposite meaning words

Cheer verb - To declare enthusiastic approval of.

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Oppress is an antonym for cheer.

Oppress verb - To make sad.

Usage example: this gloomy weather is oppressing all of us

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Cheer is an antonym for oppress.

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Oppress and Cheer. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cheer/oppress

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