Defeatist

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. of, or relating to defeatism
  • noun. someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. someone who is resigned to defeat without offering positive suggestions
    • Word Usage
    "I for one do not mind my tax dollars going to a dog park and I commend those members of the City Council who refuse to engage in defeatist and negative thinking that always seems to hold this City back."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    pessimist  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    elitist  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    absolutist  anti-establishment  anti-intellectual  circum-  industrywide  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Cassandra  Cassandra-like  Cassandran  Cassandrian  Eeyore  
    Disclaimer: This site has been created by RJ Softwares and is part of the Lexulous & Wordscraper games.