look on the bright side
Find the positive
To look on the bright side is to focus on the positive aspects of a difficult situation rather than dwelling on what's wrong.
The phrase often appears as encouragement or self-consolation: Look on the bright side—at least we still have our health.
Someone who habitually looks on the bright side maintains optimism despite setbacks.
- rose-coloredPinkish or overly hopeful
- PollyannaExcessively positive person
- optimisticExpecting positive results
- silver liningConsolation within misfortune
- see the glass half-fullAdopt an optimistic outlook
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- encouragementencourage, encouraging, praises, hang in there, supports
- optimismoptimism, hope, positive thinking, positivity, hopeful
look on the bright sidepessimistic
Expecting negative outcomes
doom and gloom · negative · gloomy · cynical · defeatist
look on the bright sidedespair
Total absence of hope
catastrophize · gloom · lose heart · hopelessness · worst-case thinking
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