cheer up
• become less miserable.
• "he cheered up at the sight of the food"
Similar:
perk up,
brighten (up),
become more cheerful,
pick up,
liven up,
become livelier,
rally,
revive,
bounce back,
take heart,
be heartened,
take on a new lease of life,
buck up,
raise someone's spirits,
make happier,
make more cheerful,
buoy up,
enliven,
animate,
hearten,
gladden,
uplift,
give a lift to,
encourage,
comfort,
solace,
console,
pep up,
inspirit,