Australian English Meaning of pessimistic

pessimistic

Other Australian English words related to pessimistic

synonyms

• cynical
• hopeless
• negative
• bearish
• bleak
• defeatist
• depressing
• despairing
• desperate
• disheartening
• downturn
• fatalistic
• grim
• Nihilistic
• sombre
• unlikely
• Cheerless
• contrary
• disheartening
• dismal
• Dreary
• funereal
• gloomy
• hostile
• inauspicious
• glum
• Nihilist
• Saturnine
• sepulchral
• sombre
• sullen
• unpromising

antonyms

• bright
• fair
• hopeful
• likely
• optimistic
• promising
• rosy** (ˈrəʊzi)
• upbeat
• Auspicious
• comforting
• encouraging
• favourable
• golden
• good
• heartening
• pollyannaish
• positive
• auspicious
• reassuring
• Romantic
• Pink
• utopian
• Panglossian
• Pollyanna
• Pollyannish
• bright
• cheering
• cheerful
• Idealist
• sunny
• visionary

Definitions and Meaning of pessimistic in English

Wordnet

pessimistic (a)

expecting the worst possible outcome

Webster

pessimistic (a.)

Of or pertaining to pessimism; characterized by pessimism; gloomy; foreboding.

FAQs About the word pessimistic

What is the Australian English meaning of the word pessimistic

pessimistic

What is the English meaning of the word pessimistic

expecting the worst possible outcomeOf or pertaining to pessimism; characterized by pessimism; gloomy; foreboding.

What are the synonyms of the word pessimistic

cynical,hopeless,negative,bearish,bleak,defeatist,depressing,despairing,desperate,disheartening

What are the antonyms of the word pessimistic

bright,fair,hopeful,likely,optimistic,promising,rosy** (ˈrəʊzi),upbeat,Auspicious,comforting