sanguine

adjective

ˈsaŋ-gwən How to pronounce sanguine (audio)
Definition of sanguinenext
1
as in confident
having or showing a mind free from doubt I'm reasonably sanguine about the adoption of the latest proposal

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2
as in murderous
eager for or marked by the shedding of blood, extreme violence, or killing the Civil War remains America's most sanguine conflict

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as in tanned
having a healthy reddish skin tone a baby with a sanguine complexion is more likely to leave the hospital early than a sickly-looking one

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Recent Examples of sanguine Jay wasn’t so sanguine about this development, as gossip and entertainment sites reported. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 9 June 2026 Jefferson’s sanguine view complemented his conviction that the American people ought to boldly self-govern, unimpeded by the state. — Jim Rasenberger, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026 Crabtree-Ireland is sanguine that this technology won’t replace human interaction. — Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026 For roughly the first three decades of his career, Spielberg tended to take a fairly sanguine view of aliens, refusing to succumb to the disaster-movie framework of aliens attacking terrified Earthlings. — Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for sanguine
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sanguine
  1. confident
  2. murderous
  3. tanned
  4. sure
  5. bloody
  6. glowing
  7. positive
  8. sanguinary
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  • Exploring the recent opportunity Baird is confident Innio will be able to lead and set the highest price target at $50.
    — Assiatou Hann, CNBC, 3 July 2026
  • Speaking of golf, a confident politician or a confident reporter, for that matter, should walk like a golfer coming down the fairway on the 18th hole with a three-stroke lead in a major tournament.
    — Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 2 July 2026
Definition of confident
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  • Communist organizers, as Harrington feared, began to reshape the DSA as an ally of any anti-Western force, even the most murderous and oppressive.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026
  • Armand looks dissociative and murderous.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 29 June 2026
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  • Rigid beauty standards defined Victoria’s Secret in the peak of its mid-aughts glory, with girls watching rows of extra-small, tanned models at the annual fashion show.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 2 June 2026
  • The biggest is Theroux’s overly tanned and idiotic tech billionaire Benji Barnes, who is dating Emily (Emily Blunt) after recently divorcing his cool wife Sasha Barnes (Lucy Liu) and leaving her with billions.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 4 May 2026
Definition of tanned
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  • More the former than the latter, sure, but both men are not overly pleased at the way they’re being treated.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • Although astronomers are pretty sure there is a neutron star in the heart of the remnant based on indirect evidence, no pulsar radio emissions have yet been detected.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of sure
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  • Season 3 of the series returned with a bloody episode and a skyrocketing death toll, which continues to rise, as the rival Targaryen factions clashed in the shock-and-awe-inspiring Battle of the Gullet.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • The cannons would've sunk just weeks before the Battle of Savannah, known as one of the bloodiest battles of the Revolutionary War, with over 800 casualties in under an hour.
    — Amy Galo, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of bloody
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  • The trailer opens with a montage of a glowing Lily (Lively) walking through Boston.
    — Alyssa Rotunno, InStyle, 4 July 2026
  • Its light is rather that of a glowing molten metal than that of a burning furnace.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of glowing
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  • The bat was captured and later tested positive for rabies, allowing doctors to begin the girl's post-exposure vaccination series quickly.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • The report comes with Federal Reserve policymakers expressing mixed feelings about the economy – mostly positive on growth though apprehensive on inflation as earlier fears about weakness in the labor market have eased.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 2 July 2026
Definition of positive
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  • Or some other colorful character in some other sanguinary chamber with some other lethal weapon?
    — John Beifuss, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 16 Mar. 2026
  • In a series of sanguinary close-ups, Elvira takes a cleaver to her digits, first slicing them and then fully dismembering them.
    — Andrew McGowan, Variety, 23 Dec. 2025
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