beamish

adjective

Definition of beamishnext
as in doubtless

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Recent Examples of beamish Her Dorian is beamish until besmirched. — Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beamish
  1. doubtless
  2. sure
  3. confident
  4. positive
  5. assured
  6. decisive
  7. bullish
  8. unhesitating
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  • As a result, mathematical truths do not make up a unified whole of equally indubitable truths; instead, their status as knowledge varies gradually from doubtless facts to increasingly uncertain hypotheses.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 18 May 2026
  • Lastly, while there is doubtless a tradeoff between construction costs and operations, a smooth operation at the big airport this coming summer — the busiest travel season — sure as heck needs to be a priority.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
Definition of doubtless
Adjective
  • Twenty-four-year-old Annagrace wasn't sure about her future after her time in foster care ended.
    — Leondra Head, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • The only way to be completely sure of a rhabdo diagnosis is by getting tested by a healthcare provider, according to the CDC.
    — Hali Smith July 13, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2026
Definition of sure
Adjective
  • Agamemnon emerged next and cautioned Odysseus, sharing how he was murdered by his wife after being too confident in receiving a hero’s welcome.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
  • But forecasts are growing more confident in an overall lack of storms by the month.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Definition of confident
Adjective
  • Vanessa Haydon hasn’t given an update on her battle with breast cancer in a few weeks, but the news is apparently positive.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
  • One out of five patients presenting to emergency departments screens positive for food insecurity across multiple urban studies.
    — Cole Hanson, STAT, 16 July 2026
Definition of positive
Adjective
  • Streeting is an assured communicator with a base of support among parliamentary colleagues, but Burnham is considered the more likely successor.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 June 2026
  • But now the western Canadian province, where the popular HBO drama The Last of Us was shot during its first season, is more assured foreign movie or TV series will tap its film tax credit while shooting locally as royalties from oil exploration and drilling once again pour into its coffers.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2026
Definition of assured
Adjective
  • However, Korotaev leans on the side of doubting any decisive impact from Fedorov.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 16 July 2026
  • The 6-foot-4, 211-pound Mestemaker was a fearless, decisive thrower last year in North Texas’ Air Raid system.
    — Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of decisive
Adjective
  • Despite the pullback in chip stocks, portfolio director Jeff Marks said Jim remains bullish on technology.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 13 July 2026
  • Nonetheless, the disconnect between these bullish numbers and consumers’ dour mood is real.
    — Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Definition of bullish
Adjective
  • The film doesn’t idealize the president as a man of unhesitating certainties.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Proulx is an unhesitating observer of people and places, neither idealizing nor villainizing, but her acuity depends on a certain distance.
    — Michelle Nijhuis, The New York Review of Books, 30 Mar. 2023
Definition of unhesitating

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“Beamish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beamish. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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