✅ Enthusiastic describes being full of excitement or feeling intense interest in something (She was enthusiastic about seeing her favorite actor in a new film).

✅ Rhapsodic describes being incredibly excited, or feeling a very powerful sense of interest and enthusiasm (He was rhapsodic about getting the concert tickets).

✅ Both enthusiastic and rhapsodic describe being excited and interested in something, especially when that excitement influences the way you behave.

✅ Rhapsodic describes a more extreme excitement than enthusiastic, and the word itself can sound formal or old-fashioned.

Feeling rhapsodic over these synonyms is a sign of being a true word-nerd (and we love word-nerds!).

✅ Optimistic and sanguine both describe people with cheerful, positive, and sunny dispositions.

✅ Optimistic describes being positive, seeing things in a positive light and expecting good outcomes (I was optimistic about the trip).

✅ Sanguine describes seeing things in such a positive light and being so cheerful that you seem naive or oblivious to reality (He’s so sanguine that it can get frustrating).

✅ Sanguine suggests a more extreme positivity than optimistic, and the word itself can sound formal, academic, or old-fashioned.

Describe a time you felt sanguine with the help of Grammar Coach.

✅ Strong describes having mental and physical power. Mental strength often includes traits like determination, stubbornness, or resilience (She’s a strong person).

✅ Tenacious describes being persistent, tough, and holding firmly to something, either literally or metaphorically (a tenacious reporter).

✅ Tenacious suggests a particular kind of strength, emphasizing being stubborn and persistent (It took a tenacious journalist to bring down the corrupt mayor).

✅ Strong is more general (We need a strong knight to defeat the dragon).

We’re tenacious: we’ll get you to take a look at some more synonyms eventually!