SANGUINELY Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

sanguinely

adverb

Definition of sanguinely

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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Adverb

Technology is at the heart of facials, especially, from a skin analysis machine and facial sculpting wand to a cryotherapy mask that was positively icy—but also awesome—at -4 degrees Fahrenheit.

— Kathryn Romeyn, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
Guerra also said that his recent fundraising had been going positively.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of positively

Adverb

For everyone else, there is the real-world practicum of amassing knowledge and experience that hopefully amounts to more than a shouting match over beer.

— Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2026
Hobart residents opposing the Amazon Web Services data center project are pursuing a legal strategy to hopefully hit the reset button on the city’s site plan approval process.

— Jim Masters, Chicago Tribune, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of hopefully

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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
Newcomer Jorge Mateo delivered the winning run with a liner to left, and the Rays joyously celebrated their third walk-off win.

— Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of joyously

Adverb

My mother, grandmother, aunties and cousins all covered and did so joyfully.

— Siran Babayan, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Experience cinema deeply and joyfully through noteworthy programming, including live music by renowned musicians, and in-depth conversations with world-class artists.

— Brent Lang, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of joyfully

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Once Rae confidently moved into the chorus, her voice soaring and confident, Latifah nodded her head at the preternaturally mature singer’s delivery and punched in as well.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2026
Ida’s stillness is shared by the whole film, which seems more confidently rooted than anything in Pawlikowski’s previous endeavors.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of confidently

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There must be a way to live happily without looking to the future.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
Many flavors of rock, pop, R&B, metal, hardcore, jam-band, country, funk, reggae, electronica, rap, jazz, big-band, theatrical, Brazilian, and Latin music happily coexist and cross-pollinate here.

— Gabe Kirchheimer, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2026

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