positive vibes
Upbeat emotional atmosphere
Positive vibes describes a pleasant, optimistic, or uplifting atmosphere or emotional energy.
The phrase emerged from New Age and counterculture vocabulary, where *vibes* (short for vibrations) referred to intangible feelings emanating from people or places.
Now mainstream and often used casually or ironically: Just trying to put out positive vibes today.
Positive vibes only appears on social media as both sincere encouragement and gentle mockery of forced optimism.
- sunshineDirect rays from above
- sunny dispositionConsistently positive temperament
- happinessJoyful emotional state
- high spiritsLively, cheerful state
- warmthHeat you feel
good energy · warm fuzzies · smile · optimism · radiant · uplifting · cheerful · glow · light · joyful · good mood · peaceful · inner peace · harmony · gratitude · blessings · sending love · aura
- encouragementencourage, encouraging, praises, hang in there, supports
- heartwarmingfeel-good, touching, heartfelt, uplifting, tender
- optimismoptimism, hope, hopeful, hopefulness, cheerful
- self-improvementpersonal growth, self-help books, focus, self-improvement, personal development
- wellness termsself-care, mindfulness, inner peace, stress relief, mental health
- pep talkskeep going, you got this, hang in there, keep pushing, believe in yourself
positive vibesbad vibes
Instinctive discomfort signal
negative energy · gloom · pessimism · negativity · doom and gloom
positive vibespessimism
Expecting unfavorable outcomes
gloom · negativity · doom and gloom · defeatism · cynicism
positive, positively, positivity, positives, posit, posited, positing, position, positions