downbeat

Meaning of downbeat

noun

The accented beat at the beginning of a bar (indicated by a conductor with a downward stroke).

adjective
  1. Sad or pessimistic.
    He sounded downbeat when asked about his future plans.
  2. Cautiously optimistic.
    She carried herself with a quiet downbeat grace.

Information about downbeat

  • The plural form of downbeat is: downbeats.
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Hyphenation of downbeat

down-beat

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • downbeat is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

downbeat antonyms

Meaning :

upbeat

Words that rhyme with downbeat

Beat, beat, bloodbeat, deadbeat, bluebeat, farebeat, pulsebeat, rebeat, hoofbeat, offbeat, swingbeat, wingbeat, backbeat, breakbeat, drumbeat, burnbeat, sunbeat, upbeat, afterbeat, overbeat, underbeat, newsbeat, footbeat, heartbeat, browbeat, drybeat

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