Synonyms for pessimism
ˈpɛs əˌmɪz əmpes·simism

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1. pessimismnoun

   Antonyms:
   optimism

2. pessimismnoun

   Antonyms:
   optimism

3. pessimismnoun

   Antonyms:
   optimism

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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

Matched Categories

1. • Despair
   • Disposition

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1. List of paraphrases for "pessimism":

   gloom, pessimist

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1. Editor John Defterios:

   So much of it is coming from the outside. Oil has driven down equities, but there is too much pessimism for the reality.

2. Junichi Ishikawa:

   Euro/dollar responded less compared to dollar/yen as underlying optimism that a [Greek] deal will be sealed by the month's remains intact amid pessimism over the talks breaking down.

3. Howie Lee:

   All is not well with the Chinese economy, there is just so much pessimism attached to this move (yuan devaluation). For China to emerge and start a fresh currency war when they previously didn't, smacks of desperation.

4. Todd Rosenbluth:

   Investor pessimism for domestic equities stems in part from low expectations for first quarter earnings season, capital IQ consensus forecasts are for an 8 percent year-over-year decline.

5. Heywood Broun:

   The most prolific period of pessimism comes at twenty-one or thereabouts, when the first attempt is made to translate dreams into reality.