as in hopefulness
an inclination to believe in the most favorable outcome
your perpetual optimism even when things look bleak
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Recent Examples of optimism
Vice Mayor Rhonda Anderson, who proposed the banner design ideas a few weeks ago, expressed optimism that now was the right time to host the interfaith ceremony.
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Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
Poetry brings hope, not an irrational optimism or wishful thinking, but a positive orientation to the future, of what a better, healthier future would look like.
—K.j.s. “sunny” Anand, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
Through every challenge — from the uncertainty of COVID to the strains of tariffs — his optimism never wavered.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Underneath this optimism is deep concern about personal finances.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
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Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
Poetry brings hope, not an irrational optimism or wishful thinking, but a positive orientation to the future, of what a better, healthier future would look like.
—K.j.s. “sunny” Anand, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
Through every challenge — from the uncertainty of COVID to the strains of tariffs — his optimism never wavered.
—Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Underneath this optimism is deep concern about personal finances.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for optimism
Noun
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But the museum also tries to balance these hard truths with a sense of hopefulness.—
Cory Turner,
NPR,
10 Oct. 2025
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There’s a hopefulness to it, like coming back.—
Sasha Pinto,
Vogue,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Furthermore, the constellation brightness would drown out faint celestial objects and limit astronomical observations.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Oct. 2025
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Of course, the film is most notable for — spoiler — Roberts’s death at the end, and her palpable absence in the final scenes speaks to the brightness of her presence in the movie’s earlier parts.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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As Milchick, Tillman infused an unnerving cheerfulness into Lumon Industries’ macrodata refinement supervisor, a character who became increasingly central in Season 2.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
15 Sep. 2025
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Her vivacious attitude connects her with Aries (Stacey’s actual birthday is April 3) due to her fearlessness and cheerfulness in situations, no matter what is thrown at her.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Optimism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/optimism. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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