SANGUINITY Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

sanguinity

noun

Definition of sanguinity

as in optimism

an inclination to believe in the most favorable outcome Pollyanna had so great a tendency to look for the good in everyone and everything that her name has become a synonym for someone of irrepressible sanguinity

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optimism

Noun

Yet the business has also been reshaped in ways that give reason for optimism.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 Nov. 2026
Oil prices fell to $90 a barrel on hopes surrounding talks to end wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, though analysts sought to temper that optimism.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2026

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