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- Dictionarypes·si·mis·tic/ˌpesəˈmistik/
adjective
- 1. tending to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen: "he was pessimistic about the prospects"
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Synonyms for PESSIMISTIC: hopeless, cynical, negative, despairing, bleak, depressing, defeatist, desperate; Antonyms of PESSIMISTIC: optimistic, hopeful, rosy, upbeat, likely, bright, promising, fair.
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Synonyms and antonyms of. pessimistic. in English. pessimistic. adjective. These are words and phrases related to pessimistic. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of pessimistic. The pessimistic forecaster had little good to say.
Synonyms for PESSIMIST: cynic, realist, defeatist, Cassandra, fatalist, nihilist, pragmatist, Jeremiah; Antonyms of PESSIMIST: optimist, Pollyanna, idealist, romantic, dreamer, Don Quixote, romanticist, visionary
Definitions of pessimistic. adjective. expecting the worst possible outcome. synonyms: hopeless. without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success. bearish. expecting prices to fall. demoralised, demoralized, discouraged, disheartened. made less hopeful or enthusiastic. negative.
Synonyms for PESSIMISM: desperation, sadness, despair, sorrow, gloom, depression, cynicism, melancholy; Antonyms of PESSIMISM: optimism, cheerfulness, cheer, mirth, glee, gayety, joy, merriment
