Pessimistic

//ˌpɛ.səˈmɪs.tɪk//

"Pessimistic" in a Sentence (14 examples)

The optimist looks into a mirror and becomes more optimistic, the pessimist more pessimistic.

He has a tendency to be pessimistic.

He is extremely pessimistic and has no aspirations.

Sick people tend to be pessimistic.

Whenever I'm feeling pessimistic about the future of the world, I just think of how much has changed even in the time that I can remember.

I became a Catholic because I'm extremely pessimistic.

Everyone feels pessimistic.

Stop being pessimistic! Everything will sort itself out.

We're pessimistic.

You're pessimistic.

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a pessimistic view of the future

a pessimistic estimate

However pessimistic their predictions, most scientists and scholars who warn of impending disaster are really acting from antidystopian motives.

pessimistic concurrency; pessimistic locking

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