ray of sunshine

ADJECTIVE

optimistic

Synonyms

STRONG

assured bright buoyant cheerful cheering confident encouraged expectant happy high hopeful hoping idealistic keeping the faith merry on cloud nine on top of world positive promising rose-colored rosy sanguine sunny trusting utopian

Antonyms

STRONG

dejected depressed doubtful gloomy hopeless pessimistic sorrowful

ADJECTIVE

Panglossian

Synonyms

WEAK

assured bright buoyant cheerful cheering confident encouraged expectant happy high hopeful hoping idealistic keeping the faith looking on the bright side looking through rose-colored glasses merry on cloud nine on top of world positive promising 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 on the bright side looking through rose-colored glasses merry on cloud nine on top of world positive promising roseate sanguine sunny trusting upbeat

Example Sentences

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And since my game is retirement, you should not be surprised that this ray of sunshine comes from Social Security.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

Australia's prime minister vowed to stamp out extremism Thursday as the nation mourned the youngest victim of the Bondi Beach shooting, a 10-year-old girl remembered as "our little ray of sunshine".

From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025

Naomh Padraig GAA club said "wee Joe" was "a ray of sunshine at all our games, never happier than with a hurl in his hand running on to the pitch".

From BBC • Aug. 17, 2024

She’s a big personality, chatty, colorfully dressed, a ray of sunshine, easily distracted, insanely friendly; she offers a killer a cookie even as he’s being packed off to the pokey.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2024

He really is the human version of a ray of sunshine.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

ray of sunshine

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