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negativist

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Synonyms & Antonyms of negativist

(Entry 1 of 2)

as in suspicious, skeptical

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for negativist

distrustful,
mistrustful,
negativistic,
skeptical,
suspicious

cynical,
misanthropic,
pessimistic

derisive,
mocking,
sardonic,
scornful

defeatist,
fatalistic,
negative

ironic
(also ironical),
sarcastic

jaded,
sophisticated,
worldly-wise

hard-bitten,
hard-boiled,
hardcase,
hard-edged,
unsentimental

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for negativist

uncynical

trustful,
trusting,
unsuspicious

cheerful,
optimistic,
positive,
positivist,
positivistic,
rose-colored

ingenuous,
innocent,
naive
(or naïve),
unsophisticated

idealistic,
impractical,
romantic

maudlin,
mushy,
saccharine,
sappy,
sentimental

negativist

noun

Synonyms & Antonyms of negativist (Entry 2 of 2)

as in naysayer, pessimist

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for negativist

naysayer,
pessimist

defeatist,
fatalist

handwringer,
worrier,
worrywart

Cassandra,
Chicken Little,
doomsayer,
doomsdayer,
doomster

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for negativist

optimist,
Pollyanna

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Thesaurus Entries Near negativist

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