pessimistic
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Synonyms & Antonyms for pessimistic
Synonyms
bearish, defeatist, despairing, downbeat, hopeless
Antonyms
hopeful, optimistic, Panglossian, Pollyanna, Pollyannaish (also Pollyannish), rose-colored, rosy, upbeat
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The pessimistic HNIs are also becoming conservative in their investment options, the survey showed. — Sangeeta Tanwar, Quartz India, "Many ultra-rich Indians are becoming jittery about their wealth," 30 Aug. 2019 But Democrats are increasingly pessimistic that anything will be different. — The Washington Post, The Denver Post, "Republican poll shows overwhelming support for stricter gun control among suburban women," 19 Aug. 2019 And according to the index, June's 99.82 reading is just below the 100-mark, indicating a pessimistic bent. — Anne Sraders, Fortune, "Why Business Confidence is Plummeting: the ‘Chaotic’ Environment Makes Planning Problematic," 9 Aug. 2019 The country’s ice sheets are melting at a rate projected by pessimistic climate models to happen in 2070. — Akshat Rathi, Quartz, "What it was like living through the hottest month in Earth’s recorded history," 3 Aug. 2019 At first glance, that may sound pessimistic, but there’s a lot of wisdom to it. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "For Julian W. Lucas, having only one arm is not a disability, it’s an opportunity," 2 Aug. 2019 At the very least, signs are encouraging that China will beat a pessimistic reading of its peak-by-2030 pledge. — Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, "China is on track to beat its peak-emissions pledge," 30 July 2019 Negative readings indicate that more executives feel pessimistic about the economy than optimistic. — Erin Douglas, Houston Chronicle, "Texas manufacturing executives’ optimism at three-year low as tariffs increase costs," 24 June 2019 Such stability has enabled the zone to set up long-term economic policies, with scant difference between optimistic and pessimistic scenarios. — Cheikh Ahmed Bamba Diagne, Quartz Africa, "How Francophone Africa’s France-backed CFA franc works and why it’s controversial," 2 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pessimistic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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