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upbeat noun [ ˈʌpbiːt ]

• (in music) an unaccented beat preceding an accented beat.

upbeat adjective

• cheerful; optimistic.
• "he was upbeat about the company's future"
Similar: optimistic, cheerful, cheery, positive, confident, hopeful, sanguine, bullish, buoyant, bright, idealistic, always expecting the best, full of hope, Pollyannaish, Panglossian, chirpy, of good cheer,
Opposite: pessimistic, negative, cynical,


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