Pessimistic
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of pessimism, in any sense.
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adjective.
Marked by
pessimism
and little
hopefulness
.
adjective.
Always
expecting
the
worst
.
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adjective.
expecting the worst possible outcome
Word Usage
"It is full of what I call pessimistic optimism and optimistic pessimism."
Antonyms
Words with the opposite meaning
optimistic
Equivalent
bearish
demoralised
demoralized
discouraged
disheartened
Etymologically Related
pessimal
pessimism
pessimist
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
Hellenistic
Mechanistic
altruistic
anachronistic
antagonistic
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
bearish
cynical
depress
despondent
dissatisfied
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
Cassandra-like
Cassandran
Cassandrian
bleak
blue