Synonyms of optimistic

optimistic

adjective

ˌäp-tə-ˈmi-stik 

as in promising

having qualities which inspire hope

the economic predictions for the coming year are actually quite optimistic

Synonyms & Similar Words

• promising
• bright
• hopeful
• upbeat
• encouraging
• rosy
• likely
• propitious
• positive
• heartening
• auspicious
• fair
• golden
• reassuring
• favorable
• confident
• good
• rose-colored
• roseate
• comforting
• decisive
• sure
• soothing
• doubtless
• assured
• bullish
• cheering
• unhesitating
• beamish
• eupeptic

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pessimistic
• unlikely
• desperate
• dark
• gloomy
• hopeless
• discouraging
• bleak
• dismal
• depressing
• dreary
• unpromising
• inauspicious
• disheartening
• uncertain
• doubtful
• negative
• cheerless
• downbeat
• dubious
• unpropitious
• unfavorable
• comfortless
• grim
• unencouraging
• gray
• bearish
• miserable
• glum
• wretched
• funereal

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of optimistic

Many younger people, however, are not optimistic about their future. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

There is reason to be cautiously optimistic about the trajectory of the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the director-general of the World Health Organization said Wednesday. — Helen Branswell, STAT, 16 Sep. 2026

Luckily, an optimistic viewpoint can vanquish your fears as the Sagittarius moon aligns with Neptune. — Usa Today, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026

Republicans have been optimistic that Iowa will remain a red state, but the competitive races have gotten attention even from the White House. — Mike Catalini, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026