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. Christine Li:

   Many rich Chinese used to come and spend money on luxury items and that is no longer the case and in the region you have a lot of competition, i am pessimistic about retail here.

2. John Johnston:

   I'm somewhat kind of pessimistic on China. I certainly don't see a crash imminent, but the economy is slower than I would've thought.

3. Chief Executive Officer Jeff Fettig:

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

4. Christine Li:

   I am pessimistic about retail here.

5. United States:

   The pessimistic interpretation is that Kim Yo Jong is intent on making concession after concession in private to show Moon Jae-in that Moon Jae-in is the reasonable one, with the expectation that Donald Trump will ultimately be unable or unwilling to deliver.