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
La Rochebrochard is still optimistic that Europe can be home to the next big winner.
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Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
This optimistic forecast led to a 36 percent jump in Oracle’s stock price on September 10, marking a record single-day gain for the company.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
Despite tariff concerns, Tennessee business leaders remain optimistic about the state's economic outlook.
—Hadley Hitson, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins and manager John Schneider remained vague and cautiously optimistic on Bichette’s status on Wednesday.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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Tasmin Lockwood, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
This optimistic forecast led to a 36 percent jump in Oracle’s stock price on September 10, marking a record single-day gain for the company.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
Despite tariff concerns, Tennessee business leaders remain optimistic about the state's economic outlook.
—Hadley Hitson, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins and manager John Schneider remained vague and cautiously optimistic on Bichette’s status on Wednesday.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for optimistic
Adjective
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With Knight looking sharp and stonewalling several promising scoring chances, Boqvist delivered his fourth game-winning goal since signing with the Panthers before last season and ninth of his career.—
Andre Fernandez,
Miami Herald,
8 Oct. 2025
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As part of his homework, Hanke provided a systemic analysis that narrowed a list of 239 potential candidates to the 50 most promising choices.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Rooms around her, their doors still painted bright yellow from when the hotel was a boutique property, started to empty out.—
Ashley Hiruko,
ProPublica,
6 Oct. 2025
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The future is bright for this organization.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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While their recent encounter marked a hopeful step forward, royal insiders caution that a long road lies ahead before full reconciliation is likely.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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At a weekly Saturday night gathering for the hostages in Tel Aviv, many people sounded cautiously hopeful — if not frustrated with the political leadership at home.—
Rebecca Rosman,
NPR,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Optimistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/optimistic. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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