Cheer
Cheer verb - To ease the grief or distress of.
Usage example: let's hope that these flowers will cheer my ailing aunt at least a little
Worry
Worry verb - To experience concern or anxiety.
How words are described
| good | good cheer | good worry |
| genuine | genuine cheer | genuine worry |
| single | single cheer | single worry |
| big | big cheer | big worry |
| Other adjectives: extreme, little, general, less, biggest. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- He gives a little speech that amounts to, "I'm really not a bad guy, and I just want to get along with all of you and be a good ruler, so let's not worry about who conquered whom." They cheer him.
Source: Ungrateful Townsfolk -
Don't-ah you worry, my cook can surely cheer you up-ah.
Source: Two-Faced Aside - Not to worry; her Seven Knights Of Leafe are there to cheer her on.
Source: Heroic Self-Deprecation
Cite this Source
Worry and Cheer. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cheer/worry
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