optimistic

adjective

op·ti·mis·tic ˌäp-tə-ˈmi-stik

Synonyms of optimistic next

: of, relating to, or characterized by optimism : feeling or showing hope for the future

an optimistic outlook

an optimistic economic forecast

a person with a hopeful, optimistic nature

I'm feeling optimistic about our chances.

The streets in question were magnificent commercial thoroughfares, … brimming with heavy streams of eager life—young, fresh, optimistic.—

Theodore Dreiser

optimistically

ˌäp-tə-ˈmi-sti-k(ə-)lē

adverb

thinking optimistically about the future

an optimistically upbeat forecast

Optimistically, he anticipates that nuclear weapons … will never be used in war again … —

Russell F. Weigley

Examples of optimistic in a Sentence

the economic predictions for the coming year are actually quite optimistic

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Despite a bike bust in the years after the pandemic, both are optimistic about the industry’s future. —

Max Scheinblum, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024 Our data is optimistic, but the politics is uncertain. —

James Morton Turner, Discover Magazine, 9 Nov. 2024 The results are also giving biologists with Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks reasons to feel optimistic about the species’ future in the Treasure State. —

Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024 Prolonged uncertainty Accounting for uncertainty for a matter of days might prove to be somewhat optimistic—elections since the turn of the millennium have dragged on for weeks before a final result was announced. —

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