Synonyms for pessimism
ˈpɛs əˌmɪz əmpes·simism

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1. pessimismnoun

   Antonyms:
   optimism

2. pessimismnoun

   Antonyms:
   optimism

3. pessimismnoun

   Antonyms:
   optimism

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1. pessimismnoun

   the feeling that things will turn out badly

   Antonyms:
   optimism

2. pessimismnoun

   a general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things

   Antonyms:
   optimism

Matched Categories

1. • Despair
   • Disposition

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1. List of paraphrases for "pessimism":

   gloom, pessimist

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1. John Carey:

   It may be that the market was a little bit oversold, a little bit too much pessimism, so bargain hunters came in to buy some shares, it's too early to say whether this is the beginning of a more sustained recovery, but it's encouraging and it shows there is still interest in stocks despite the rocky times we've experienced so far this calendar year.

2. Felipe Andres Coronel:

   Son, remember when you fight to be free, to see things how they are, and not how you like em to be. Cause even when the world is falling on top of me, pessimism is an emotion, not a philosophy.

3. Michael Levine:

   I have dealt with them face-to-face with them believing I was one of them.The notoriety gained by killing someone like Penn or even Del Castillo will actually turn these bastards on, it's a step into the dark world of the kill-crazies. Believe me it is there, and unwittingly these two may have stepped into a world where there is an actual competition to kill them. I sincerely hope I am proven wrong, but after 25 years of deep cover work in that world, pessimism is a blessed virtue.

4. Kei Okamura:

   I think this sort of succession of events is feeding through to pessimism in the market.

5. Dan Witters:

   There's a real pessimism about anything getting better that has infiltrated the American psyche.