Cheering and Dispiriting

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Cheering adjective - Making one feel good inside.

Usage example: the cheering sight of a child being reunited with a pet that had been lost

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Dispiriting is an antonym for cheering.

Nearby Words: cheer, cheerful, cheery, cheered, cheerfully

Dispiriting adjective - Destructive of morale and self-reliance.

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Cheering is an antonym for dispiriting in disheartening topic.

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