pessimist

"I'm a bit of a pessimist so I'm worried we'll trip up against Haiti," he says.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

Whether you are an A.I. optimist or pessimist, you’d ideally agree that few industries have ever screamed out more for intense scrutiny at a particular moment than generative A.I. does right now.

From Slate ● Apr. 7, 2026

A race-relations pessimist who invokes the ideas of other writers of that ilk—Ta-Nehisi Coates, for instance, and Isabel Wilkerson—he detects in America a “fatigue with the pursuit of equality and inclusion.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026

A pessimist, however, would look and see the need for careful risk management.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2025

Henry and Esme are always calling themselves optimists and telling Olive to not be such a pessimist.

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

“The pessimists would highlight that a similar convergence occurred in the second quarter of 2000, which ultimately marked the top for the market cycle,” said the strategist.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

"We were pessimists for many years," says Katariina Kähkönen, a reporter at Finland's MTV Uutiset.

From BBC ● May 17, 2026

Optimists are more likely to be 60 or older than pessimists and tend to have higher incomes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026

She has defied pessimists to be a hit with voters, especially young ones, with fans lapping up everything from her handbag to her jamming to a K-pop song with South Korea's president.

From Barron's ● Feb. 7, 2026

Scientists can’t afford to be optimists or pessimists.

From "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate