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downbeat
down·beat D0364800 (doun′bēt′)n. Music 1. The first beat of a measure.2. The downward stroke made by a conductor to indicate the first beat of a measure.adj. Cheerless; pessimistic.downbeat (ˈdaʊnˌbiːt) n (Music, other) music the first beat of a bar or the downward gesture of a conductor's baton indicating this. Compare upbeatadj1. (Psychology) informal depressed; gloomy2. informal relaxed; unemphaticdown•beat (ˈdaʊnˌbit)
n. 1. the downward stroke of a conductor's arm or baton indicating the first or accented beat of a measure. 2. the first beat of a measure. adj. 3. Slang. gloomy; pessimistic. [1876] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | downbeat - the first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor's arm moves downward)musical rhythm, rhythm, beat - the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music; "the piece has a fast rhythm"; "the conductor set the beat" |
downbeat Informaladjective1. low-key, muted, subdued, sober, sombre The headlines were suitably downbeat.2. gloomy, negative, depressed, pessimistic, unfavourable They found him in gloomy, downbeat mood.
gloomy encouraging, positive, optimistic, cheerful, favourable, upbeat, buoyant, hearteningTranslationsdownbeat
downbeatGlum or pessimistic. Michael used to be a cheery kid, but he been pretty downbeat lately.downbeat mod. cool; easygoing. (Compare this with upbeat.) He is sort of a downbeat character—no stress. downbeat
downbeat Music the first beat of a bar or the downward gesture of a conductor's baton indicating this downbeat
Related to downbeat: downbeat nystagmusSynonyms for downbeatadj low-keySynonyms- low-key
- muted
- subdued
- sober
- sombre
adj gloomySynonyms- gloomy
- negative
- depressed
- pessimistic
- unfavourable
Antonyms- encouraging
- positive
- optimistic
- cheerful
- favourable
- upbeat
- buoyant
- heartening
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