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

Vanita Gupta, formerly Biden's associate attorney general and now director of the Center for Law and Public Trust at New York University's law school, is among those optimistic voices. — Eric McDaniel, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026

The Obama of recent days is unrecognizable from the youthful, optimistic voice that inspired so many people to believe in hope and change. — Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 28 Oct. 2026

After years of renderings, prototypes, and overly optimistic timetables, companies are now flying full-size aircraft, submitting hardware to regulators for certification, building factories, and testing routes with prospective customers. — IEEE Spectrum, 28 Oct. 2026

The airline had double-digit revenue growth and is optimistic about the rest of the year, even as fuel prices surge and uncertainty in the Middle East abounds. — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026