Synonyms for pessimistic
pes·simistic

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1. pessimisticadjective

   Antonyms:
   optimistic

2. pessimisticadjective

   Antonyms:
   optimistic

3. pessimisticadjective

   Antonyms:
   optimistic

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1. pessimisticadjective

   expecting the worst possible outcome

   Antonyms:
   rosy, sanguine, bullish, upbeat, starry-eyed, rose-colored, optimistic, pollyannaish, cheerful

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1. pessimisticadjective

   Synonyms:
   gloomy, foreboding, hopeless

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1. List of paraphrases for "pessimistic":

   gloomy, downbeat, sombre

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1. Yoel Guzansky:

   I’m very pessimistic, iran shows patience, resilience, determination. I’m sorry to say the Americans don’t show that, and we don’t have a lot of time.

2. Christopher Smart:

   It's very difficult of course to forecast what this administration will or will not agree to, but it's going to be hard to keep the peace going into an election year, people are still pretty pessimistic.

3. Jeb Bush:

   Donald Trump's view is that the end is near, his pessimistic view is let's close the borders, let's create tariffs, let's do this, let's do that--all based on negativity, and the net result is all of us will suffer if that philosophy gains favor.

4. Chief Executive Officer Jeff Fettig:

   We're less pessimistic about Europe, but I wouldn't say we're optimistic yet.

5. National Federation of Independent Business:

   Small business owners are attempting to take advantage of current economic growth but remain pessimistic about business conditions in the near future.