Cheer and Reproach

Opposite meaning words

Cheer verb - To declare enthusiastic approval of.

Usage example: critics and fans alike have cheered the latest addition to the author's series of fantasy novels

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Reproach is an antonym for cheer.

Reproach verb - To criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings.

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Cheer is an antonym for reproach.

single	single cheer	single reproach
loud	loud cheer	loud reproach

cheer protagonist

reproach protagonist

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Reproach and Cheer. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cheer/reproach

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