bright side
Optimist's chosen view
The bright side is the positive or hopeful aspect of an otherwise difficult situation.
Looking on the bright side means choosing to focus on what's good rather than what's bad: On the bright side, at least we still have our health.
The phrase often follows bad news as a pivot toward optimism.
- upsideFavorable aspect
- silver liningConsolation within misfortune
- every cloudTroubles bring benefits
- positiveAffirming or certain
- glass half fullPositive outlook metaphor
optimism · hopeful · ray of hope · benefit · advantage · opportunity · lemonade · count your blessings · perspective · Pollyanna · promise · looking up · keep your chin up · sunshine · cheer · happiness · good vibes · encouraging
- Weather Idiomsunder the weather, when it rains it pours, come rain or shine, rain check, take a rain check
- moonfull moon, lunar, crescent moon, new moon, half moon
- optimismoptimism, hope, positive thinking, positivity, hopeful
- hopehopefulness, optimism, expectation, anticipation, wish
- outlookoptimism, pessimism, outlook, worldview, perspective
- Positivesplus, plus sign, good, yes, positive
bright sidedark side
Hidden negative aspect
doom and gloom · pessimism · glass half empty · bleak outlook · negative thinking
bright sidedownside
Disadvantage of something
dark side · drawback · disadvantage · bad news · underbelly
bright sidedownside
Disadvantage of something
dark side · bad news · drawbacks · disadvantages · harsh reality
bright, side, inside, outside, beside, brighten, sideways, brightness, brightly