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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

But there is a ray of sunshine for the industry, according to Phil Stocker from the National Sheep Association.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

"Matilda is our little ray of sunshine," said the rabbi leading the service, reading out a message from her school.

From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025

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

She's just a little ray of sunshine, isn't she?

From "Doing Time Online" by Jan Siebold

ray of sunshine

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