optimism

optimism

noun

Definition of OPTIMISM

an inclination to believe in the most favorable outcome <your perpetual optimism even when things look bleak>

Synonyms bullishness, sanguinity

Related Words brightness, cheerfulness, perkiness, sunniness; hope, hopefulness, rosiness; idealism, meliorism

Near Antonyms skepticism; apprehension, caution, concern; cynicism; despair, desperation, discouragement, disheartenment, hopelessness; bleakness, cheerlessness, dreariness, gloom, gloominess; pragmatism, realism

Antonyms bearishness, pessimism