pessimistic

The word “pessimistic” has 4 syllables: pes-si-mis-tic

It's pronounced as /ˌpɛsɪˈmɪstɪk/

What is synonym and antonym for pessimistic?

In the thesaurus, “pessimistic” has 70 synonyms and 53 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for pessimistic along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for pessimistic

bearish
bleak
cheerless
comfortless
contrary
cynical
dark
defeatist
dejected
depressed
depressing
derisive
desolate
despairing
desperate
despondent
discouraged
discouraging
disheartening
dismal
distrustful
downbeat
downhearted
dreary
fatalistic
foreboding
funereal
gloomy
glum
grim
hard-bitten
hard-boiled
hard-edged
hardcase
hopeless
hostile
inauspicious
ironic
ironical
jaded
melancholy
misanthropic
mistrustful
mocking
morbid
morose
negative
negativist
negativistic
nihilist
nihilistic
resigned
sad
sarcastic
sardonic
saturnine
scornful
sepulchral
skeptical
somber
sombre
sophisticated
sullen
suspicious
troubled
unlikely
unpromising
unsentimental
worldly-wise
worried

Antonyms for pessimistic

Panglossian
Pollyanna
Pollyannaish
Pollyannish
auspicious
bright
cheerful
cheering
cheery
chipper
comforting
confident
encouraged
encouraging
fair
favorable
golden
good
happy
heartening
hopeful
idealist
idealistic
impractical
ingenuous
innocent
joyful
likely
maudlin
mushy
naive
optimistic
positive
positivist
positivistic
promising
propitious
reassuring
romantic
rose-colored
rosy
saccharine
sappy
sentimental
sunny
trustful
trusting
uncynical
unsophisticated
unsuspicious
upbeat
utopian
visionary

Meanings of pessimistic

adjective
1. Marked by pessimism and little hopefulness; expecting the worst.
2. Pertaining to the worst-case scenario.
3. Taking out exclusive locks on data to prevent conflicts with other processes that might modify it.

Example Sentences

She had a pessimistic outlook on the project, believing it wouldn't succeed.
His pessimistic attitude made it difficult for him to see any positive outcomes.
Despite the challenges, they refused to adopt a pessimistic view of the situation.
The team’s pessimistic predictions about the weather were proven wrong when the sun came out.
Her pessimistic perspective on life often led to unnecessary worries about the future.

On this page you'll find 123 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to pessimistic, such as: Panglossian, Pollyanna, Pollyannaish, Pollyannish, auspicious, bearish, bleak.

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