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optimistic
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective optimistic has 2 senses
- optimistic(a = adj.all) Array - expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds; "in an optimistic mood"; "optimistic plans"; "took an optimistic view" Derived forms noun optimism2, noun optimism1
- optimistic(s = adj.all) affirmative - expecting the best; "an affirmative outlook" Derived forms noun optimism2, noun optimism1
Antonym: pessimistic
CIDE DICTIONARY
optimistic, a.
- Of or pertaining to optimism; tending, or conforming, to the opinion that all events are ordered for the best. [1913 Webster]
- Hopeful; sanguine; as, an optimistic view. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
optimistic
Leibnizian, agape, agog, all agog, anticipant, anticipating, anticipative, anticipatory, awaiting, beaming, blithe, blithesome, bright, bright and sunny, buoyant, certain, cheerful, cheery, chiliastic, confident, couleur de rose, eager, elated, eupeptic, euphoric, exalted, exhilarated, expectant, expecting, flushed, forearmed, forestalling, forewarned, gaping, genial, glad, gladsome, glowing, happy, high, hopeful, idealistic, in anticipation, in expectation, in good spirits, in high spirits, irrepressible, laughing, looking for, looking forward to, millenarian, millennialistic, not surprised, of good cheer, perfectibilitarian, perfectionist, pleasant, positive, prepared, radiant, ready, riant, rose-colored, roseate, rosy, sanguine, sanguineous, smiling, sparkling, sunny, sure, unsurprised, upbeat, utopian, waiting, waiting for, watching for, winsome
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