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. Kang Yoo-jin:

   While crude oil market outlooks are so pessimistic, the markets also have been dampened psychologically, with investors concerned of a crisis led by the Chinese economy.

2. Andreas Clenow:

   I am quite pessimistic about the equity markets for the next two to three months. I do not see a 2008-style scenario, but I do see a bear market coming.

3. Hazel Henderson:

   If we can recognize that change and uncertainty are basic principles, we can greet the future and the transformation we are undergoing with the understanding that we do not know enough to be pessimistic.

4. Albert Schweitzer:

   To the question whether I am a pessimist or an optimist, I answer that my knowledge is pessimistic, but my willing and hoping are optimistic.

5. Mark Woolhouse:

   Using a mathematical model the authors show that even under the most pessimistic assumption that young people are fully infectious then school closures could still have substantially less impact on the epidemic than they would for influenza-like infections.