Cheering and Teary

Cheering

Cheering adjective - Making one feel good inside.

Teary is an antonym for cheering.

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

Teary

Teary adjective - Causing unhappiness.
Usage example: a teary ending to what had been up to that point a lighthearted movie

Cheering is an antonym for teary.

Nearby Words: tear, tearful, tearing, tearless, tearfully

Both words in one sentence

  • Then we are given his back-story and suddenly you find yourself getting all teary-eyed over the fact that he is killed, instead of cheering wildly as should be appropriate for the scum.
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