upbeat
Sunny in disposition
Upbeat means cheerful, optimistic, or lively.
An upbeat mood is positive; an upbeat song has energy and bounce.
Someone with an upbeat attitude looks on the bright side: She remained upbeat despite the setbacks.
In music, the upbeat is the unaccented beat before a downbeat—the conductor's preparatory motion before the strong beat lands.
Cheerful and friendly
- merryCheerful and lively
- buoyantAble to float
- sunnyBright with daylight
- lightheartedCheerful and without worry
gleeful · chipper · genial · convivial · elated · radiant · carefree · jaunty
Animated and energetic
- animatedFull of life, or drawn moving
- vivaciousAttractively energetic and enthusiastic
- dynamicActive and changing
- vigorousHaving great physical energy
spirited · sprightly · exuberant · bouncy · peppy · perky · zesty · zippy
Feeling positive expectation
- positiveAffirming or certain
- sanguineCheerfully optimistic temperament
- confidentSure of oneself
- brightEmitting or reflecting light
bullish · rosy · promising · encouraging · heartening · uplifting · forward-looking · assured
jovial
Cheerful and friendly
lighthearted · gleeful · chipper · genial · convivial · elated · radiant · carefree · jaunty · blithe
lively
Animated and energetic
- animatedFull of life, or drawn moving
- vivaciousAttractively energetic and enthusiastic
- dynamicActive and changing
vigorous · spirited · sprightly · exuberant · bouncy · peppy · perky · zesty · zippy · bustling
hopeful
Feeling positive expectation
bright · bullish · rosy · promising · encouraging · heartening · uplifting · forward-looking · assured · can-do
tempo
Rate of musical performance
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
swing · backbeat · rhythm · cadence · measure · pickup · offbeat · accent · pulse · meter
- slang traitsbossy, brainy, bubbly, chatty, cheeky
- outlookoptimism, pessimism, outlook, worldview, perspective
- music adjectivesmelodic, harmonic, rhythmic, tonal, tuneful
- music cognitionpitch recognition, consonance, dissonance, absolute pitch, perfect pitch
- moodshappy, sad, angry, anxious, excited
- rhythmbeat, pulse, tempo, syncopation, backbeat
upbeatdownbeat
Negatively toned or dispirited
gloomy · sad · depressed · down · melancholy
- upbeat attitudeHopeful, cheerful mindset