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looking on the bright side

ADJECTIVE
Panglossian
Synonyms
WEAK
assured bright buoyant cheerful cheering confident encouraged expectant happy high hopeful hoping idealistic keeping the faith looking through rose-colored glasses merry on cloud nine on top of world positive promising ray of sunshine rose-colored roseate rosy sanguine sunny trusting upbeat utopian
ADJECTIVE
rose-colored
Synonyms
STRONGEST
rosy utopian
WEAK
Panglossian assured bright buoyant cheerful cheering confident encouraged expectant happy high hopeful hoping idealistic keeping the faith looking through rose-colored glasses merry on cloud nine on top of world positive promising ray of sunshine roseate sanguine sunny trusting upbeat

Example Sentences

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If Norris was looking on the bright side, the same was not true at Ferrari, who had another difficult session in an increasingly difficult season.

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2025

Tiffany Haddish was looking on the bright side during her Christmas set at the Laugh Factory, making light of her Thanksgiving weekend arrest and the Beverly Hills jail she was locked up in.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2023

Still, for now, investors appeared to be looking on the bright side.

From Reuters • May 30, 2023

The Ojai store lost a shelf of 150 Russian history books to a leak two months back, but manager Matt Henriksen is looking on the bright side.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 23, 2023

Fezzik huddled up in his cave and tried looking on the bright side.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

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