Synonyms of sanguine

sanguine

adjective

ˈsaŋ-gwən 

1

as in confident

having or showing a mind free from doubt

I'm reasonably sanguine about the adoption of the latest proposal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confident
• sure
• positive
• certain
• assured
• doubtless
• cocksure
• implicit
• clear
• resolute
• self-assured
• unhesitating
• self-confident
• unfaltering
• decisive
• unquestioning
• unwavering
• self-conceited

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• uncertain
• doubtful
• unsure
• dubious
• hesitant
• indecisive
• wavering
• unassuming
• vacillating
• diffident

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• murderous
• murdering
• bloody
• sanguinary
• savage
• ferocious
• violent
• fierce
• brutal
• bloodthirsty
• vicious
• homicidal
• sanguineous
• contentious
• hostile
• cruel
• bloody-minded
• ruthless
• aggressive
• pugnacious
• antagonistic
• bellicose
• sadistic
• merciless
• belligerent
• combative
• assertive
• heartless
• hateful
• barbarous
• barbaric
• grim
• truculent
• discordant
• malicious
• malignant
• quarrelsome
• pitiless
• gladiatorial
• inhumane
• scrappy
• malevolent
• cold-blooded
• gory
• bloodstained
• spiteful
• fell
• wanton
• malign
• nasty
• mean
• despiteful

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conciliatory
• peaceful
• peaceable
• sympathetic
• pacific
• benign
• disarming
• propitiatory
• kind
• warm
• compassionate
• dovish
• humane
• unassertive
• placatory
• unaggressive
• kindhearted
• benignant
• mollifying
• placative
• amiable
• lenient
• pacifying
• placating
• appeasing
• merciful
• benevolent
• warmhearted
• tenderhearted
• tender
• gentle
• affable
• peacemaking
• good-hearted
• amicable
• clement
• kindly
• yielding
• submissive
• surrendering

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tanned
• glowing
• rosy
• red
• ruddy
• warm
• flush
• florid
• blooming
• rubicund
• brown
• flushed
• blushing
• pink
• full-blooded
• bronzed
• suntanned
• pinkish
• blowsy
• cherubic
• bloomy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pale
• pallid
• livid
• sallow
• ashen
• lurid
• wan
• palish
• pasty
• doughy
• white
• mealy
• ashy
• peaked
• waxen
• peaky
• waxy
• blanched
• anemic
• whitened
• sickly
• sallowish
• paled
• sick
• bloodless
• cadaverous
• white-faced
• whey-faced

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sanguine

On his show, Ferdinand is sanguine at the final whistle. — Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 25 June 2026

Lange, who through his skepticism has spearheaded the push for better terms for Europe, was more sanguine in his assessment of the deal. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 16 June 2026

Not everyone is as sanguine about the change. — Dr. Marlena Corcoran, Forbes.com, 12 June 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

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