optimism
[noun]
Synonyms: Pollyannaism, rose-colored spectacles, sanguineness, sanguinity

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Antonyms: pessimism
Contrasted words: hopelessness, despair, gloom, melancholy, malism, defeatism, fatalism, cynicism
Related Words: brightness, buoyancy, happiness, idealism, positivism

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

op‧ti‧mis‧m /ˈɒptəmɪzəm, ˈɒptɪmɪzəm $ ˈɑːp-/ noun [uncountable]
[Date: 1700-1800; Language: French; Origin: optimisme, from Latin optimum; ⇒ optimum]
a tendency to believe that good things will always happen Antonym : pessimism
grounds/cause/reason for optimism
Recent results must give some cause for optimism.
There are grounds for cautious optimism.
mood/sense of optimism
a new sense of optimism in the country
optimism (that)
There was optimism that an agreement could be reached.
optimism about
I don’t share his optimism about our chances of success.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

optimism

great optimism
The team was in a mood of great optimism.
considerable optimism
These figures indicate that we can go into next year with considerable optimism.
cautious/guarded optimism (=the belief that a future situation will be good or better than before, although you cannot be not sure)
The U.N. sees cause for cautious optimism in what has been achieved so far.
He expressed guarded optimism about the company's future.
false optimism (=optimism based on wrong ideas or information)
In his speech he warned against false optimism about the immediate future.
initial/early optimism (=optimism that you feel at the start of a process, especially when it does not continue)
There was initial optimism about a breakthrough in relations between the two countries.
new/renewed optimism (=optimism that you start to feel again, after you stopped feeling it)
The new leadership has brought renewed optimism.
express optimism
Diplomats expressed optimism about the progress of the talks.
share somebody's optimism (=feel the optimism that someone else feels)
After so many problems, I found it hard to share his optimism.
optimism grows
His optimism grew as the time came nearer for his release.
optimism prevails/reigns (=optimism is the strongest feeling)
Despite the crisis, optimism prevailed.
be grounds/cause/reason for optimism
The lower crime figures are certainly grounds for optimism.
a mood/sense of optimism
A mood of optimism prevails in the White House.
a wave/surge of optimism (=a sudden strong feeling of optimism)
The team are riding a wave of optimism after their recent victory.
be (little/no) room for optimism (=have a possibility that things might get better)
There is little room for optimism in the current financial situation.
be full of optimism (=be feeling that good things will happen)
The 1970s began full of optimism and confidence about world development .

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