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optimistic

[op-tuh-mis-tik] / ˌɒp təˈmɪs tɪk /
ADJECTIVE
believing positively
Synonyms
STRONG
assured bright buoyant cheerful cheering confident encouraged expectant happy high hopeful hoping idealistic keeping the faith merry on cloud nine on top of world positive promising ray of sunshine rose-colored rosy sanguine sunny trusting utopian
Antonyms
STRONG
dejected depressed doubtful gloomy hopeless pessimistic sorrowful

Example Sentences

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The International Monetary Fund is poised to lower its global economic growth projections even if its most optimistic scenario for the Iran war pans out, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Thursday.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was equally optimistic about the deal in a Pentagon briefing Wednesday.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

El Gohari is optimistic about attitudes to endometriosis changing but said he still believes symptoms are being ignored.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

YouTuber Cleo Abram has nearly 8 million subscribers, billing herself as “a video journalist making optimistic tech explainers.”

From Slate • Apr. 7, 2026

Along with personal messages were rumors about the world outside, each more wildly optimistic than the last.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom