pessimist | Definition of pessimist

Synonyms and Antonyms of pessimist

1 one who emphasizes bad aspects or conditions and expects the worst

she's such a pessimist that she's convinced she'll fail every test

Synonyms of pessimist

Words Related to pessimist

Cassandra, Jeremiah

cynic, fatalist, nihilist

hardnose, pragmatist, realist

knocker, naysayer

worrier, worrywart

Near Antonyms of pessimist

Don Quixote, dreamer, fantast, idealist, idealizer, ideologue (also idealogue), romantic, romanticist, utopian, visionary

Antonyms of pessimist

optimist, Pollyanna

2 a person who distrusts other people and believes that everything is done for selfish reasons

a true pessimist, he's convinced that there will be wars as long as there are people to wage them

Synonyms of pessimist

cynic, misanthrope, naysayer

Words Related to pessimist

misandrist, misogynist

doubter, negativist, skeptic

belittler, critic, derider, detractor, scoffer

defeatist, quitter

Near Antonyms of pessimist

optimist, Pollyanna, positivist

idealist, sentimentalist