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(ɒptɪmɪstɪk)
adjective [ADJECTIVE that]
Someone who is optimistic is hopeful about the future or the success of something in particular.
The President says she is optimistic that an agreement can be worked out soon.
Michael was in a jovial and optimistic mood.
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Synonyms: hopeful, positive, confident, encouraged More Synonyms of optimistic
optimistically adverb [ADVERB with verb]
Both sides have spoken optimistically about the talks.
More Synonyms of optimistic

Examples of 'optimistic' in a sentence
optimistic

And the cautiously optimistic ending is rather too quickly and conveniently contrived.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Typically, the business crowd was uniformly optimistic about the future for jobs.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
I am hugely optimistic for the future.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Despite some awful weather at Cheltenham last Sunday the show got some cautiously optimistic reviews.
The Sun (2017)
In a speech last week, she gave an optimistic view of the resilience of the economy since the Brexit vote.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
That has left most economists pretty optimistic about the future of an economy that was in increasingly good shape beforeNovember's election.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Your mind is sharper and your mood optimistic.
The Sun (2009)
We remain optimistic that it will be resolved.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Two-thirds of loyalists are optimistic about the future.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Yet to balance it up there are those who remain patient and cautiously optimistic.
The Sun (2015)
They wanted to make something optimistic and hopeful.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
No reason to chase unless you take a very optimistic view of the construction cycle.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This optimistic mood will lead you in all sorts of directions.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
England bid executives face an uphill battle but remain optimistic.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Just to be optimistic about the future is not a natural way to be for many people.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It said it was cautiously optimistic about this year.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
She induced a bad mood in optimistic people and a good mood in pessimistic people.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
But they remain cautiously optimistic this could finally be their year.
The Sun (2015)
Companies appear more optimistic about the future.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But broadly speaking we are cautiously optimistic.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
But the overall mood is optimistic and human decency wins out.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
But it seems to capture something good, something optimistic.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The optimistic view would be that as the clouds of uncertainty lift, so will investment.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
We remain optimistic that we will deliver on our targets for costs, working capital and debt.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Now for something more optimistic.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)

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optimistic

British English: optimistic /ɒptɪˈmɪstɪk/ ADJECTIVE
Someone who is optimistic is hopeful about the future or about the success of something.
She is optimistic that an agreement can be worked out soon.
  • American English: optimistic
  • Arabic: مُتَفَائِلً
  • Brazilian Portuguese: otimista
  • Chinese: 乐观的
  • Croatian: optimističan
  • Czech: optimistický
  • Danish: optimistisk
  • Dutch: optimistisch
  • European Spanish: optimista
  • Finnish: optimistinen
  • French: optimiste
  • German: optimistisch
  • Greek: αισιόδοξος
  • Italian: ottimista
  • Japanese: 楽観的な
  • Korean: 낙천적인
  • Norwegian: optimistisk
  • Polish: optymistyczny
  • European Portuguese: otimista
  • Romanian: optimist
  • Russian: оптимистичный
  • Latin American Spanish: optimista
  • Swedish: optimistisk
  • Thai: โดยคาดหวังสิ่งที่ดี
  • Turkish: iyimser
  • Ukrainian: оптимістичний
  • Vietnamese: lạc quan

Chinese translation of 'optimistic'

optimistic

(ɔptɪˈmɪstɪk)

adj

  1. 乐(樂)观(觀)的 (lèguān de)
1 (adjective) 
Michael was in a jovial and optimistic mood.
Synonyms
hopeful
Surgeons were hopeful of saving her sight.
positive
a positive frame of mind
confident
In time he became more confident and relaxed.
encouraged
can-do (informal)
bright
assured
cheerful
They are both very cheerful in spite of their circumstances.
rosy
buoyant
She was in a buoyant mood.
idealistic
She was somewhat idealistic about the pleasures of motherhood.
Utopian
sanguine
He's remarkably sanguine about the problems involved.
expectant
looking on the bright side
buoyed up
disposed to take a favourable view
seen through rose-coloured spectacles
Opposites
resigned
,
despairing
,
bleak
,
cynical
,
gloomy
,
hopeless
,
pessimistic
,
glum
,
despondent
,
fatalistic
,
downhearted
2 (adjective) 
an optimistic forecast that the economy would pick up by the end of the year
Synonyms
encouraging
The results have not been very encouraging.
promising
a new and promising stage in the negotiations
bright
Both had successful careers and the future looked bright.
good
Biotechnology should be good news for developing countries.
cheering
It is cheering to hear some good news for once.
reassuring
She gave me some reassuring news.
satisfactory
rosy
Is the future really so rosy?
heartening
auspicious
His career had an auspicious start.
propitious
the most propitious moment to launch the campaign
Opposites
discouraging
Seehopeful

Synonyms of 'optimistic'

optimistic

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of cheerful
Definition
having a happy disposition
They are both very cheerful in spite of their circumstances.
Synonyms
happy,
bright,
contented,
glad,
optimistic,
bucked (informal),
enthusiastic,
sparkling,
gay (old-fashioned),
sunny,
perky,
jolly,
animated,
merry,
upbeat (informal),
buoyant,
hearty,
cheery,
joyful,
jovial,
genial,
jaunty,
chirpy (informal),
sprightly,
blithe,
light-hearted,
gladsome (archaic),
lightsome (archaic)
in the sense of cheering
It is cheering to hear some good news for once.
Synonyms
encouraging,
promising,
comforting,
reassuring,
heartening,
auspicious,
propitious
in the sense of confident
Definition
sure of oneself
In time he became more confident and relaxed.
Synonyms
self-assured,
positive,
assured,
bold,
assertive,
self-confident,
self-reliant,
self-possessed,
sure of yourself,
can-do (informal)
in the sense of good
Biotechnology should be good news for developing countries.
Synonyms
positive,
beneficial,
favourable,
advantageous,
auspicious,
propitious
in the sense of idealistic
She was somewhat idealistic about the pleasures of motherhood.
Synonyms
perfectionist,
romantic,
optimistic,
visionary,
Utopian,
quixotic,
impracticable,
starry-eyed
in the sense of positive
Definition
tending to emphasize what is good
a positive frame of mind
Synonyms
optimistic,
confident,
hopeful,
upbeat (informal),
buoyant,
sanguine,
forward-looking
in the sense of promising
Definition
likely to succeed or turn out well
a new and promising stage in the negotiations
Synonyms
encouraging,
likely,
bright,
reassuring,
hopeful,
favourable,
rosy,
auspicious,
propitious,
full of promise
in the sense of propitious
Definition
likely to prove favourable
the most propitious moment to launch the campaign
Synonyms
favourable,
timely,
promising,
encouraging,
bright,
lucky,
fortunate,
prosperous,
rosy,
advantageous,
auspicious,
opportune (formal),
full of promise
in the sense of reassuring
She gave me some reassuring news.
Synonyms
encouraging,
comforting,
cheering,
heartening,
inspiriting
in the sense of rosy
Definition
hopeful or promising
Is the future really so rosy?
Synonyms
promising,
encouraging,
bright,
reassuring,
optimistic,
hopeful,
sunny,
cheerful,
favourable,
auspicious,
rose-coloured,
roseate

Additional synonyms

in the sense of sanguine
Definition
cheerful and confident
He's remarkably sanguine about the problems involved.
Synonyms
cheerful,
confident,
optimistic,
assured,
hopeful,
buoyant,
in good heart
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