Antonyms for pessimisticpes·simistic

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1. pessimisticadjective

   Antonyms:
   optimistic

2. pessimisticadjective

   Antonyms:
   optimistic

3. pessimisticadjective

   Antonyms:
   optimistic

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1. pessimisticadjective

   expecting the worst possible outcome

   Antonyms:
   rosy, sanguine, bullish, upbeat, starry-eyed, rose-colored, optimistic, pollyannaish, cheerful

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1. pessimisticadjective

   Synonyms:
   gloomy, foreboding, hopeless

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1. optimistic

   Submitted by anonymous on September 29, 2020  

How to use pessimistic in a sentence?

1. Charles Grant:

   There are many reasons to be pessimistic about the campaign, the 'Out' campaign have jolly good arguments superficially... Big business is pathetic and cowardly.

2. Christopher Smart:

   It's very difficult of course to forecast what this administration will or will not agree to, but it's going to be hard to keep the peace going into an election year, people are still pretty pessimistic.

3. Dwight D. Eisenhower:

   I never saw a pessimistic general win a battle.

4. Lee Hardman:

   The recent escalation in the trade war between the U.S. and China is a dollar positive story. We are relatively pessimistic and feel we are unlikely to get a trade deal before the end of this year, which should keep the dollar well bid, unless we see a more aggressive Fed rate cut cycle in response to recession fears in the U.S., it is difficult to see in the near-term what will trigger a sustainable reversal of the strong dollar trend that has been in place for the last couple of years.

5. Christine Li:

   I am pessimistic about retail here.

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