Cheer and Terrify

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Cheer

Cheer verb - To declare enthusiastic approval of.
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Antonyms for Cheer
Terrify is an antonym for cheer.
Nearby Words: cheerful, cheerless, cheery, cheering, cheerfulness

Terrify

Terrify verb - To strike with fear.
Usage example: the prospect of speaking in front of a huge crowd of people absolutely terrifies me
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Antonyms for Terrify
Cheer is an antonym for terrify.
Nearby Words: terrible, terrifying, terror, terrified
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Common collocations

people cheer people terrify people
place cheer place terrify place
everybody cheer everybody terrify everybody
opponents cheer opponents terrify opponents
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