cheer up vs exult

cheer up and exult both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cheer up	No	No	Yes	No
exult	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, exult is a hyponym of cheer up; that is, exult is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cheer up:

Other hyponyms of cheer up include exuberate, jubilate, rejoice, triumph, buoy up, lighten, lighten up.

cheer up (verb)	exult (verb)
become cheerful	to express great joy
cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful	feel extreme happiness or elation