Word Type

Adjective

Adjective

The word "optimistic" can be used as adjective and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

pessimistic pessimistic

Coordinate Terms

confident enthusiasm hopeful positive unabased undeterred

Derived Terms

cyberoptimistic hyperoptimistic nonoptimistic optimistic concurrency optimistically over-optimistic overoptimistic skeptimistic superoptimistic ultraoptimistic unoptimistic

Derived From

optimist

Context

computing

Related Terms

optimal optimism optimist

Related Terms

conflict data hopeful optimism optimistically positive process transaction

Similar Terms

bullish bullish cheerful hopeful pollyannaish pollyannaish positive rose colored rose-colored rosy sanguine sanguineous sanguineous starry eyed starry-eyed upbeat

Synonym Network

affirmative optimist

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