Definitions

rosy

[roh-zee] / ˈroʊ zi /

ADJECTIVE

pink, reddish in color

Synonyms

STRONGEST

glowing rose-colored

WEAK

aflush blooming blushing colored coral deep pink fresh healthy-looking high-colored incarnadine pale red peach red red-complexioned red-faced roseate rubicund ruddy

Antonyms

WEAK

depressing hopeless pale sad

ADJECTIVE

cheerful, hopeful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

auspicious bright encouraging favorable glowing optimistic pleasing promising rose-colored sunny

WEAK

alluring likely reassuring roseate

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cloudy depressed dull gloomy hopeless sorrowful unhappy unpromising

WEAK

depressing pale sad

Example Sentences

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And as for the jobs report, it wasn’t quite as rosy as it seemed.

From Barron's

In February 1947 the couturier Christian Dior harked back to the rosy autochrome with his first collection, “Corolle,” named for the petaled cup of a flower and later christened the New Look.

From The Wall Street Journal

Biden frequently presented a rosy view of the economy, and his advisers scoffed at criticism that his policies were driving inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal

Investors took fright that the deficit will spiral out of control and were mollified somewhat Friday morning when Britain’s Treasury leaked that rosier economic forecasts might leave her with a smaller budget gap.

From The Wall Street Journal

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