Words and phrases that have a meaning related to optimistic: (130 results)
Antonyms:
pessimistic
Often used in the same context:
pessimistic, hopeful, confident, sanguine, upbeat, cautious, skeptical, unconvinced, apprehensive, happy, uncertain, enthusiastic, bullish, unworried, anxious, rosy, concerned, convinced, positive, circumspect, gloomy, ambivalent, excited, noncommittal, ecstatic, bleak, receptive, glum, unsure, adamant, wary, pleased, gung ho, downbeat, pollyannaish, undaunted, unenthusiastic, realistic, leery, noncommital, fatalistic, supportive, buoyant, hesitant, doubtful, unimpressed, unhopeful, uneasy, dismissive, favorable, coy, despondent, unexcited, unconcerned, complacent, satisfactory, unhappy, tightlipped, downcast, overconfident, brighter, unfazed, giddy, cognizant, grim, encouraging, cheerful, thankful, dissatisfied, equivocal, unlikely, glad, grateful, pragmatic, perplexed, appreciative, undecided, reticent, antsy, effusive, undeterred, subdued, unsettled, eager, fearful, agreeable, frustrated, perturbed, skittish, sympathetic, underwhelmed, tentative, iffy, conciliatory, reassuring, impatient, nervous, resolute, resilient, proud, jubilant, lukewarm, overoptimistic, alarmist, unrealistic, triumphalist, defeatist, inaccurate, saner, moralistic, naive, unrealistically, implausible, objectivist, progressivist
Appears in the definition of:
bull, cheerful, hope, incurably, optimism, optimistically, panglossian, pollyannaish, sanguine, starry-eyed, thence, upbeat
Synonyms:
Also try:affirmative, rose-colored
— Nouns for optimistic: view, outlook, note, expectations, attitude, assumptions, estimates, estimate, picture, scenario, belief, more...
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