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View synonyms for upbeat

upbeat

[ uhp-beet ]

noun

, Music.
  1. an unaccented beat, especially immediately preceding a downbeat.
  2. the upward stroke with which a conductor indicates such a beat.


adjective

  1. optimistic; happy; cheerful:

    television dramas with predictably upbeat endings.

upbeat

/ ˈʌpˌbiːt /

noun

  1. music
    1. a usually unaccented beat, esp the last in a bar
    2. the upward gesture of a conductor's baton indicating this Compare downbeat
  2. an upward trend (in prosperity, etc)


adjective

  1. informal.
    marked by cheerfulness or optimism

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Word History and Origins

Origin of upbeat1

1865–70; 1950–55 upbeat fordef 3; up- + beat

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Example Sentences

And despite the good scholarship the authors have managed to retain the buoyancy and upbeat air attendant on most comics.

Walking around Freetown as he speaks to me on the phone, the typically upbeat Pratt sounds frustrated.

The simultaneously upbeat and sentimental ode to friendship is equal parts funk, trance, pop, and R&B.

He is determined to fulfill his mission of Christian charity, it appears, and he remains resolutely upbeat.

If anything, they suggest that Funke was feeling upbeat, rather than beaten down by her critics.

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