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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | trust, rely on |
| Synonyms: | accept, accredit, admit, affirm, attach weight to, be certain of, be convinced of, be credulous, be of the opinion, buy*, conceive, conclude, consider, count on, credit, deem, fall for, give credence to, have, have faith in, have no doubt, hold, keep the faith, lap up, place confidence in, posit, postulate, presume true, presuppose, reckon on, regard, rest assured, suppose, swallow*, swear by, take as gospel, take at one's word, take for granted, take it, think, trust, understand |
| Antonyms: | disbelieve, distrust |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | optimistic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | believing positively |
| Synonyms: | Utopian, assured, bright, buoyant, cheerful, cheering, confident, encouraged, expectant, happy, high, hopeful, hoping, idealistic, keeping the faith, merry, on cloud nine, on top of world, positive, promising, ray of sunshine, rose-colored, rosy, sanguine, sunny*, trusting, upbeat |
| Notes: | hopeful means having or inspiring hope; optimistic means expecting the best |
| Antonyms: | dejected, depressed, doubtful, gloomy, hopeless, pessimistic, sorrowful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | redeem |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | atone for; compensate |
| Synonyms: | abide by, absolve, acquit, adhere to, balance, carry out, compensate, counterbalance, counterpoise, countervail, defray, discharge, fulfill, hold to, keep, keep the faith, make amends, make good, make up for, meet, offset, outweigh, perform, redress, rehabilitate, reinstate, restore, satisfy, save, set off |
| Antonyms: | disregard, ignore |
| Main Entry: | Panglossian |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | optimistic |
| Synonyms: | Utopian, assured, bright, buoyant, cheerful, cheering, confident, encouraged, expectant, happy, high*, hopeful, hoping, idealistic, keeping the faith, looking on the bright side, looking through rose-colored glasses, merry, on cloud nine, on top of world, positive, promising, ray of sunshine, rose-colored, roseate, rosy, sanguine, sunny*, trusting, upbeat |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rose-colored |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | optimistic |
| Synonyms: | Panglossian, Utopian, assured, bright, buoyant, cheerful, cheering, confident, encouraged, expectant, happy, high*, hopeful, hoping, idealistic, keeping the faith, looking on the bright side, looking through rose-colored glasses, merry, on cloud nine, on top of world, positive, promising, ray of sunshine, roseate, rosy, sanguine, sunny*, trusting, upbeat |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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| Main Entry: | hopeful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
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auspicious, bright, buoyant, buoyed up, cheering, confident, elated, encouraging, enthusiastic, exempt from despair, exempt from distrust, exempt from fear, exempt from suspicion, exultant, fearless, flushed, free from despair, free from distrust, free from fear, free from suspicion, full of promise, hopeful, hoping, in good heart, in hopes, inspiriting, looking up, of good omen, of promise, on the highroad to, panglossian, probable, promising, propitious, reassuring, rose-colored, roseate, sanguine, secure, self-reliant, undespairing, unsuspecting, unsuspicious, utopian, within sight of land, within sight of shore
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