upbeat

Pluralupbeats

1. 1
   adjective

   Happy and hopeful, or full of energy, in how you sound or feel.

   Even after losing the game, the team stayed upbeat.

   The teacher sent home an upbeat note about my progress.

   Similaroptimistic, positive, cheerful, buoyant, hopeful

   Oppositedownbeat, pessimistic, gloomy, negative

2. 2
   adjective

   Played or moving at a fast speed, with a quick beat.

   The band played an upbeat song, so everyone had to dance fast.

   Our gym teacher picks upbeat music so we run faster.

   Similarfast, quick, brisk, lively

   Oppositeslow

3. 3
   nouncountable

   A weak beat that starts a short part of a piece of music.

   The singers took a breath and started on the upbeat.

   Our music teacher clapped the upbeats so we could hear where each line began.

   Similarpickup, anacrusis

   Oppositedownbeat

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