as in promising
having qualities which inspire hope
the economic predictions for the coming year are actually quite optimistic
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Recent Examples of optimistic
However, Aaron Rosengren, assistant professor of space systems at UC San Diego, is more optimistic.
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Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Smoldering Mars is soaring into your optimistic 5th house, encouraging you to take risks or play around with as little seriousness as possible.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
An optimistic mindset can help lift moods, lighten spirits, and open up a world of opportunities.
—Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026
Finally, optimistic people are more likely to have strong social connections, which keeps the brain sharp, Stenlund says.
—Rob Williams, EverydayHealth.com, 9 Apr. 2026
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Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Smoldering Mars is soaring into your optimistic 5th house, encouraging you to take risks or play around with as little seriousness as possible.
—Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
An optimistic mindset can help lift moods, lighten spirits, and open up a world of opportunities.
—Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026
Finally, optimistic people are more likely to have strong social connections, which keeps the brain sharp, Stenlund says.
—Rob Williams, EverydayHealth.com, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for optimistic
Adjective
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Pharmaceutical companies must typically invest many years and hundreds of millions of dollars to win approval for a drug; partly for this reason, some promising treatments are never approved, and many arrive too late for people who urgently need them.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Despite these promising signals, large-scale, long-term human studies remain limited.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The ground floor is almost entirely devoted to the bright main restaurant and bar.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Apr. 2026
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Situated on a parcel of what was once bright-green Iowa pasture, our supercomputing facility may not look like much.—
Jed Feiman,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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But with proper funding into research, Hanlon and others are hopeful that can change.—
Jimmy Lovrien,
Twin Cities,
6 Apr. 2026
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And the welcomes kept coming out of her, compulsive and hopeful and for no one in particular.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Optimistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/optimistic. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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