sanguinely

adverb

Definition of sanguinelynext
as in positively
in a positive or optimistic manner One bullish economist has gone out on a limb and sanguinely predicts a huge stock market boom ahead.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sanguinely
  1. positively
  2. optimistically
  3. cheerfully
  4. hopefully
  5. joyously
  6. joyfully
  7. confidently
  8. happily
Adverb
  • Unlike the High Church Swift, Defoe was a puritan (in many things), and where the former was suspicious of the economic instrumentalization that turned people into commodities, the latter was positively bullish on the market economy.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Lawrence also noted that becoming a mom has positively impacted her career.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of positively
Adverb
  • Taken together, these reasons have led me to optimistically conclude that the effectiveness of vote buying depends not on the party machine’s prowess but on the strength of the parties that oppose it.
    — Kenneth Greene, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Wall Street is optimistically mixed on Workday’s prospects for successfully rounding the AI bend.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of optimistically
Adverb
  • Moments after sitting down at an outdoor table, Oppenheim breathes in the ocean air and starts cheerfully free-associating.
    — Alex Barasch, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026
  • There were hundreds of bikers milling around cheerfully in the showery sunshine and proudly displaying their hogs.
    — Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of cheerfully
Adverb
  • And now Great Question will, hopefully CBS News thinks, bring that voice to new places, in a digital expansion that is unusual for an evening news anchor.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
  • But as the game continues, the two are forced to reckon with their changing relationship — and hopefully keep each other from becoming another serial killer’s prize.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of hopefully
Adverb
  • Still, weight loss and some subtle injectable treatments have been interpreted as something to be joyously celebrated with you-go-girl enthusiasm.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 18 Oct. 2026
  • When Oscar halfheartedly tries to throw a ball into one of the set’s prop cubes and improbably makes the shot, the whole set goes joyously nuts, with the performers leaping up to embrace him and cavort around him.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of joyously
Adverb
  • And transforms into a person that just lets her freak flag fly, joyfully.
    — Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Peralta pumped a fist and screamed joyfully walking off the mound in the sixth after fanning Petey Halpin swinging at a 3-2 changeup.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of joyfully
Adverb
  • The true value of a benefit is realized when employees can confidently access it during some of the most challenging moments in their lives.
    — Orla Nixon, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Back in May 2026, renowned insider Rebs Gaming confidently reported that Halo 2 and 3 remakes were in development.
    — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of confidently
Adverb
  • He is surrounded by a parade of savvier comic archetypes — from his urbane, happily rational brother, Beralde (Dylan Baker), to his smart-aleck maid, Toinette (Rachel Bloom, giving eternal side-eye) — who have to either evade or manipulate him.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Joanne and Noah’s happily-ever-after feels more secure than ever this season — what a concept!
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2026
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