upbeat

Plural: upbeats

Noun

• An unaccented beat preceding a downbeat in music.
• a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous
  • "the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles"
• an unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure)
• An unaccented beat at the start of a musical phrase.

Adjective Satellite

• pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic

Adj

• Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat.
• Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.

Examples

• Despite a slow start, her score gained an UPBEAT rhythm in the second half of the game.
• He sounded upbeat when I talked to him.
• The conductor said: I give you three beats for nothing and then you come in on the upbeat.
• The notes are easy, but it's an upbeat tune and should be played fairly quickly.
• Though he had bad news, he ended with an upbeat forecast for the future.

Synonyms

cheerful, eudaemonia, eudaimonia, offbeat, pollyannaish, welfare, well-being, wellbeing, anacrusis, anticipatory, anticipatory note, pickup, unaccented beat, unstressed, unstressed note

Antonyms

ill-being, downbeat

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