| Main Entry: | optimistic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | believing positively |
Synonyms: |
Utopian, assured, bright, buoyant, cheerful, cheering, confident, encouraged, expectant, happy, high, hopeful, hoping, idealistic, keeping the faith, merry, on cloud nine, on top of world, positive, promising, ray of sunshine, rose-colored, rosy, sanguine, sunny*, trusting, upbeat |
| Notes: | hopeful means having or inspiring hope; optimistic means expecting the best |
Antonyms: |
dejected, depressed, doubtful, gloomy, hopeless, pessimistic, sorrowful |
| Main Entry: | Panglossian |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | optimistic |
Synonyms: |
Utopian, assured, bright, buoyant, cheerful, cheering, confident, encouraged, expectant, happy, high*, hopeful, hoping, idealistic, keeping the faith, looking on the bright side, looking through rose-colored glasses, merry, on cloud nine, on top of world, positive, promising, ray of sunshine, rose-colored, roseate, rosy, sanguine, sunny*, trusting, upbeat |
| Main Entry: | rose-colored |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | optimistic |
Synonyms: |
Panglossian, Utopian, assured, bright, buoyant, cheerful, cheering, confident, encouraged, expectant, happy, high*, hopeful, hoping, idealistic, keeping the faith, looking on the bright side, looking through rose-colored glasses, merry, on cloud nine, on top of world, positive, promising, ray of sunshine, roseate, rosy, sanguine, sunny*, trusting, upbeat |