| Main Entry: | downbeat |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pessimistic |
Synonyms: |
cheerless, defeatist, dejected, dispirited, gloomy, hopeless, negative, unhappy, unhopeful |
| Notes: | an emphasized beat is the downbeat and unemphasized beat is upbeat |
| Main Entry: | naysayer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | pessimist |
Synonyms: |
complainer, cynic, defeatist, downer, gloomy, killjoy, misanthrope, party pooper, prophet of doom, sourpuss, wet blanket |
| Main Entry: | pessimist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who expects bad outcome |
Synonyms: |
complainer, crepehanger, cynic, defeatist, depreciator, downer, gloomy, killjoy, misanthrope, party pooper, prophet of doom, sourpuss, wet blanket, worrier, worrywart |
Antonyms: |
optimist |