✅ 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!

✅ Appropriately refers to doing something in a way that suits the circumstances (She was paid appropriately for her work).

✅ Judiciously refers to doing something in a way that shows wisdom and good judgment (We chose our candidates judiciously).

✅ Doing something appropriately can also require wisdom and judgment (They had a lot of kitchen tools, and designated the pantry shelves appropriately).

✅ However, judiciously suggests a greater degree of thought and judgment, above and beyond what is implied by appropriately (He judiciously selected the charities where he wanted to donate his money).

We know you’ll use these synonyms judiciously!