upbeatup‧beat /ˈʌpbiːt/ adjective 
Examples
an upbeat message
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- an upbeat report
- Analysts are more upbeat about the long-term outlook for the economy.
- For all the trouble she's been through, Anna is remarkably upbeat.
- The senator took an upbeat view of the Republicans' chances in the next election.
- And there is something to be upbeat about in 1992: it's an election year.
- As he ends his trip, the usually upbeat Mr Liebenow is in a pensive mood.
- The upbeat jazz I listen to in the kitchen makes my food come alive.
- The exhibition keeps an official, upbeat tally of progress.
THESAURUS► optimistic
Collocations believing that good things will happen: · I’m optimistic about our chances of winning.· an optimistic view of the future
► hopeful believing that what you hope for will happen: · The test results made him feel more hopeful about his chances of recovery.
► positive thinking about what is good in a situation, rather than what is bad: · Try to be more positive about your work.· She has a very positive attitude to life.
► upbeat having a cheerful attitude and showing that you expect to succeed, or that a situation will get better, especially the economic or political situation: · The prime minister was upbeat, predicting that the economy would soon come out of recession.· an upbeat message about the party’s chances of winning the election
► bullish feeling confident about the future – used especially when talking the economic situation, or a company’s chances of success: · He’s very bullish about the company’s prospects.· Stockmarket analysts expect the bullish trend to continue.
► sanguine formal hopeful and not worried about what will happen in the future, especially when the situation seems difficult – a very formal use: · Koons himself somehow remains sanguine in the face of all the criticism.· Other commentators are less sanguine, and fear that the world economy is on the verge of recession.
► rosy if the future or your life seems rosy, it seems good and you expect good things to happen: · The future looks rosy for the team.· Returning soldiers found life less rosy than they had hoped.· The price of oil keeps going up, and things look pretty rosy for the big oil companies.
► look on the bright side to consider the good parts of a situation, which seems bad in many other ways – used especially when telling someone that they should do this: · Look on the bright side – it could have been a lot worse.
Longman Language Activatorexpecting something good to happen► optimistic someone who is optimistic expects good things to happen: · In spite of all her problems she manages to remain optimistic.· an optimistic economic forecastoptimistic about: · I'm pretty optimistic about our chances of winning here today.optimistic that: · Are you still optimistic that the climbers can be rescued?cautiously/guardedly optimistic (=expecting good things to happen but knowing that they might not happen): · We are cautiously optimistic that the trade deal will go through.overly optimistic (=more optimistic than you should be): · The company was overly optimistic in its sale projections.
► optimist someone who always expects good things to happen: · Optimists still believe we can resolve the problem without going to war.
► upbeat expressing a cheerful attitude and showing that you expect to succeed, even though the situation may not be encouraging: · The senator took an upbeat view of the Republicans' chances in the next election.upbeat about: · Analysts are more upbeat about the long-term outlook for the economy.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► more
positive and making you feel that good things will happen OPP downbeat: · Health members were more upbeat about the involvement of both groups.· But the locker room was considerably more upbeat than after the Maui losses, or the collapse at Kansas.
an upbeat message