Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb cheer_up

2 senses of cheer up

Sense 1
cheer, cheer up, jolly along, jolly up -- (cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful; "She tried to cheer up the disappointed child when he failed to win the spelling bee")

Sense 2
cheer, cheer up, chirk up -- (become cheerful)
       => rejoice, joy -- (feel happiness or joy)