Synonyms for optimism
ˈɒp təˌmɪz əmop·ti·mism

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1. optimismnoun

   Antonyms:
   pessimism

2. optimismnoun

   I love her youth, her beauty and above all her optimism that everything will turn out fine.

   Antonyms:
   pessimism

3. optimismnoun

   Antonyms:
   pessimism

4. optimismnoun

   Antonyms:
   pessimism

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1. optimismnoun

   the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well

   Antonyms:
   pessimism

2. optimismnoun

   a general disposition to expect the best in all things

   Antonyms:
   pessimism

Matched Categories

1. • Disposition
   • Hope

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1. elation

   your always looking on the bright side of things if your elated.

   Submitted by rinat on August 20, 2019  

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1. List of paraphrases for "optimism":

   optimistic, optimist

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1. Alex Barnow:

   This is going to be a family that has not reconciled the fact that their father's gone but has sort of moved on and has dealt with a lot of that, so we're starting with optimism about a baby coming and looking forward to the future. It's an opportunity for this interesting emotional basis for the way people are behaving.

2. Junichi Ishikawa:

   Euro/dollar responded less compared to dollar/yen as underlying optimism that a [Greek] deal will be sealed by the month's remains intact amid pessimism over the talks breaking down.

3. Havelock Ellis:

   The place where optimism flourishes the most is the lunatic asylum.

4. Oscar Fingall O'Flahertie Wills Wilde:

   The basis for optimism is sheer terror.

5. Colin Powell:

   Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.