pessimistic

Example Sentences

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“Many are pessimistic they’ll be able to meet their goals — 48% of workers with a specific retirement goal in mind don’t think it’s likely they’ll be able to save that much.”

From MarketWatch

Readings of less than 50 indicate that home builders are pessimistic about the single-family housing market in the next six months.

From Barron's

Readings of less than 50 indicate that home builders are pessimistic about the single-family housing market in the next six months.

From Barron's

Other forecasts for 2026 are even more pessimistic than that of the IMF.

From BBC

The first column focuses on the 10% of days last year in which the timers were most optimistic; the second column focuses on the decile of days in which the timers were most pessimistic.

From MarketWatch