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

Whole Goldman may be more optimistic, the bank continues to carry an overweight recommendation for cash, and is underweight credit and neutral duration. — Sarah Min, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026

A little more than twenty years earlier, Berryman had assessed Shakespeare’s prospects at thirty in optimistic terms. — Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026

Edwards struck an optimistic note about the potential for a different outcome. — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Competing eVTOL manufacturers such as Eve Air Mobility and Joby Aviation share the same issues, along with a history of overly optimistic forecasts about securing regulatory approval. — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026