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
But some parishioners remain optimistic that this period of intense hardship finally augurs the end of the regime.
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Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
According to Syth, the reorganization plan was too optimistic from the start, and would have courted danger even if the war never happened.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Yet big investors like Mysore are optimistic that a cooperative relationship is possible between USA Cricket and Major League Cricket.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
And even essentially optimistic AI creations, like Isaac Asimov’s robots, work only when fenced in by rigid rules.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026
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Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
According to Syth, the reorganization plan was too optimistic from the start, and would have courted danger even if the war never happened.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
Yet big investors like Mysore are optimistic that a cooperative relationship is possible between USA Cricket and Major League Cricket.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
And even essentially optimistic AI creations, like Isaac Asimov’s robots, work only when fenced in by rigid rules.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for optimistic
Adjective
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Against Newcastle, the freedom Eze had to roam was on an even bigger scale than the promising display in Arsenal’s 2-1 loss to Manchester City last week.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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The robot is still in research and development on Earth right now, with proof-of-concept tests proving quite promising.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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After being bossed by Paris Saint-Germain across two legs in the Champions League quarter-final, Slot insisted the future remained bright at Liverpool.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Scientists have documented that increasingly brighter nights are altering animal behavior, reproduction cycles and survival.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Minnesota’s outlook isn’t as hopeful as the Lakers’, what with DiVincenzo, who was a team-best plus-45 in four games, likely out for most of next season and Edwards expected to need several weeks to return.—
Sam Amick,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Both Angela Ingersoll, who played the ever-hopeful Sally, and Michelle Duffy, as the cynical realist Phyllis, pulsed with vivacious energy, playing across from Rapp’s sardonic take on wound-tight Ben and Wallem’s deeply sad exploration of Buddy.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Optimistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/optimistic. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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