Cheer and Unnerve

Cheer

Cheer verb - To declare enthusiastic approval of.

Unnerve is an antonym for cheer.

Unnerve

Unnerve verb - To lessen the courage or confidence of.
Usage example: a figure skater can't afford to be unnerved by an occasional slipup

Cheer is an antonym for unnerve.

Nearby Word: unnerving

Common collocations

wife cheer wife unnerve wife
gang cheer gang unnerve gang
opponent cheer opponent unnerve opponent
everybody cheer everybody unnerve everybody
Other words: opponents.
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Unnerve and Cheer. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cheer/unnerve
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