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optimistic
op·ti·mist O0102200 (ŏp′tə-mĭst)n.1. One who usually expects a favorable outcome.2. A believer in philosophical optimism. op′ti·mis′tic adj.op′ti·mis′ti·cal·ly adv.ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | optimistic - expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds; "in an optimistic mood"; "optimistic plans"; "took an optimistic view"hopeful - having or manifesting hope; "a line of people hopeful of obtaining tickets"; "found a hopeful way of attacking the problem"positive - characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.; "a positive attitude"; "the reviews were all positive"; "a positive benefit"; "a positive demand"pessimistic - expecting the worst possible outcome | | 2. | optimistic - expecting the best; "an affirmative outlook"affirmativepositive - characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.; "a positive attitude"; "the reviews were all positive"; "a positive benefit"; "a positive demand" |
optimisticadjective1. hopeful, positive, confident, encouraged, can-do (informal), bright, assured, cheerful, rosy, buoyant, idealistic, Utopian, sanguine, expectant, looking on the bright side, buoyed up, disposed to take a favourable view, seen through rose-coloured spectacles Michael was in a jovial and optimistic mood. hopeful resigned, despairing, bleak, cynical, gloomy, hopeless, pessimistic, glum, despondent, fatalistic, downhearted2. encouraging, promising, bright, good, cheering, reassuring, satisfactory, rosy, heartening, auspicious, propitious an optimistic forecast that the economy would pick up by the end of the year encouraging discouragingoptimisticadjectiveExpecting a favorable outcome or dwelling on hopeful aspects:Panglossian, roseate, rose-colored, rosy, sanguine.Informal: upbeat.Idioms: looking on the bright side, looking through rose-colored glasses.Translationsoptimism (ˈoptimizəm) noun a state of mind in which one always hopes or expects that something good will happen. Even when it was obvious to the others that he was not going to succeed he was full of optimism. 樂觀主義 乐观主义ˈoptimist noun 樂觀主義者 乐观主义者ˌoptiˈmistic adjective always hoping or believing that something good will happen. an optimistic person/attitude. 樂觀的 乐观的optiˈmistically adverb 樂觀地 乐观地 IdiomsSeecautiously optimisticEncyclopediaSeeoptimismoptimistic
Synonyms for optimisticadj hopefulSynonyms- hopeful
- positive
- confident
- encouraged
- can-do
- bright
- assured
- cheerful
- rosy
- buoyant
- idealistic
- Utopian
- sanguine
- expectant
- looking on the bright side
- buoyed up
- disposed to take a favourable view
- seen through rose-coloured spectacles
Antonyms- resigned
- despairing
- bleak
- cynical
- gloomy
- hopeless
- pessimistic
- glum
- despondent
- fatalistic
- downhearted
adj encouragingSynonyms- encouraging
- promising
- bright
- good
- cheering
- reassuring
- satisfactory
- rosy
- heartening
- auspicious
- propitious
AntonymsSynonyms for optimisticadj expecting a favorable outcome or dwelling on hopeful aspectsSynonyms- Panglossian
- roseate
- rose-colored
- rosy
- sanguine
- upbeat
Synonyms for optimisticadj expecting the best in this best of all possible worldsRelated WordsAntonymsadj expecting the bestSynonymsRelated Words |