bucking up (Meaning)

bucking up

to become encouraged, to raise the morale of, improve, smarten

No weak antonyms found.

She needed to buck up her courage to face the difficult conversation.
Despite the setbacks, the team was determined to buck up their spirits and keep fighting.
The manager encouraged his employees to buck up and overcome the challenges they faced.
The injured soldier's family was bucking him up with their love and support.
The motivational speaker urged the audience to buck up and believe in themselves.
The students were bucking up for their exams by studying diligently.
The coach motivated the players to buck up and play to their potential.
The friends bucked up each other after the breakup.
The determined runner refused to buck under the pressure of the race.
The positive news bucked up the spirits of the entire community.

to become encouraged, to raise the morale of, improve, smarten

cheering (up), brightening,looking up, reviving,glowing, lightening, perking (up), beaming, sparkling,encouraging

saddening,darkening, despairing, fretting,brooding, desponding, moping,

She needed to buck up her courage to face the difficult conversation.

Despite the setbacks, the team was determined to buck up their spirits and keep fighting.

The manager encouraged his employees to buck up and overcome the challenges they faced.

The injured soldier's family was bucking him up with their love and support.