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Synonyms for pessimism
ˈpɛs əˌmɪz əmpes·simism

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Wiktionary3.0 / 2 votes

  1. pessimismnoun

    Antonyms:
    optimism

  2. pessimismnoun

    Antonyms:
    optimism

  3. pessimismnoun

    Antonyms:
    optimism

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. pessimismnoun

    the feeling that things will turn out badly

    Antonyms:
    optimism

  2. pessimismnoun

    a general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things

    Antonyms:
    optimism

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PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "pessimism":

    gloom, pessimist

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How to use pessimism in a sentence?

  1. Francesco Pesole:

    There was a lot of pessimism being priced into the pound.

  2. Christopher Gunness:

    We will not abandon hope, we will not submit to pessimism, because to abandon hope would be to abandon the people of Yarmouk. ... We cannot abandon the people of Yarmouk, and we will not, hence this mission.

  3. Felipe Andres Coronel:

    Son, remember when you fight to be free, to see things how they are, and not how you like em to be. Cause even when the world is falling on top of me, pessimism is an emotion, not a philosophy.

  4. Prince Abdulaziz:

    Such extreme pessimism occurred back in 2003 during the SARS outbreak, though it did not cause a significant reduction in oil demand.

  5. Jean Rostand:

    My pessimism extends to the point of even suspecting the sincerity of the pessimists.


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