| ADJECTIVE | all | optimistic | expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds |
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| all | optimistic, affirmative | expecting the best |
| Sounds | aa.ptahmih'stihk | |
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| Rhymes | academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk... | |
| Meaning | Expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds. | |
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| Narrower | bullish | Expecting a rise in prices |
| cheerful, pollyannaish, upbeat | pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic | |
| rose-colored, rosy | Reflecting optimism / optimism | |
| sanguine, sanguineous | confidently optimistic and cheerful | |
| starry-eyed | unrealistically or naively optimistic | |
| See also | hopeful | Having or manifesting hope |
| positive | Characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc. | |
| Opposite | pessimistic | Expecting the worst possible outcome |
| Spanish | optimista, optimístico | |
| Catalan | optimista, optimístic | |
| Nouns | optimism | a general disposition to expect the best in all things |
| optimism | the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well | |
| Adverbs | optimistically | with optimism / optimism |
| Meaning | Expecting the best. | |
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| Synonym | affirmative | |
| Broader | positive | Characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc. |
| Spanish | afirmativo, optimista, positivo | |
| Catalan | optimista, positiu | |
| Nouns | optimism | a general disposition to expect the best in all things |
| optimism | the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well | |
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