as in dreamer
a person who usually expects good things to happen
You have to be a bit of an optimist to start a business. Somehow he remained an optimist despite all that had happened to him.
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Major Intermediate Buy Signal Still Intact The AAII Bull-Bear Spread residing at minus 40.1 continues to reflect a percentage of pessimists trouncing the optimists by a factor of 3, with recent readings some of the most Bearish in history, given that Main Street is usually Bullish.
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John Buckingham, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Even technology optimists acknowledge that A.I. raises questions similar to those that the Luddites once posed.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
The European Union, optimists point out, did not unravel after Britain’s departure.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
In another survey, optimists were 40% more likely to get promoted over the next year, six times more likely to be highly engaged at work and five times less likely to burn out than pessimists.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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John Buckingham, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Even technology optimists acknowledge that A.I. raises questions similar to those that the Luddites once posed.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
The European Union, optimists point out, did not unravel after Britain’s departure.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
In another survey, optimists were 40% more likely to get promoted over the next year, six times more likely to be highly engaged at work and five times less likely to burn out than pessimists.
—Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for optimist
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Often nobody but the dreamers get hurt when their impossible dreams fall flat.—
Mike Hendricks,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
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Set in the surreal world of 1969 San Fernando Valley, the series follows the Chambers family—led by Hampton (Oyelowo), a dreamer recently released from prison, and his wife Astoria (Missick), whose life evolved in his absence.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
16 Apr. 2025
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