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(Entry 1 of 2)
emphasizing or expecting the worst
- your defeatist attitude is depressing everyone else on the team!
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- hopeful,
- optimistic,
- Panglossian,
- Pollyanna,
- Pollyannaish
- (also Pollyannish),
- rose-colored,
- rosy,
- upbeat
defeatist
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of defeatist (Entry 2 of 2)
one who emphasizes bad aspects or conditions and expects the worst
- we told her that if she was going to be such a defeatist, she should keep her thoughts to herself
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“Defeatist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defeatist. Accessed 19 Oct. 2021.
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