Synonyms of optimistically

optimistically

adverb

as in positively

in a positive or optimistic manner

After months of dwindling sales, the manager declared optimistically that "there is no place to go but up from here".

Related Words

• positively
• confidently
• hopefully
• cheerfully
• joyfully
• joyously
• exuberantly
• giddily
• happily
• sanguinely
• expectantly
• amusedly
• blithely
• laughingly
• brightly
• breezily
• lightheartedly
• bullishly
• gladly
• sunnily
• friendly
• jocularly
• cheerily
• gigglingly
• blissfully
• amicably
• rapturously
• merrily
• jovially
• smilingly
• elatedly
• good-naturedly
• good-humoredly
• euphorically
• heartily
• jocosely
• blithesomely
• friendlily
• gladsomely
• mirthfully
• gaily

Dissimilar Words

• pessimistically
• gloomily
• dismally
• drearily
• blackly
• dejectedly
• despondently
• disconsolately
• mournfully
• abjectly
• sorrowfully
• wretchedly
• plaintively
• forlornly
• dolefully
• sternly
• glumly
• heavily
• sourly
• sullenly
• dispiritedly
• darkly
• unhappily
• sulkily
• dourly
• miserably
• morosely
• bleakly
• dolorously
• mirthlessly
• cheerlessly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of optimistically

Taken together, these reasons have led me to optimistically conclude that the effectiveness of vote buying depends not on the party machine’s prowess but on the strength of the parties that oppose it. — Kenneth Greene, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026

Wall Street is optimistically mixed on Workday’s prospects for successfully rounding the AI bend. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026

The bill’s supporters optimistically stress how Thune has promised there will be a vote in September. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2026

The doc ends optimistically with a brief shot of the Tesla Roadster prototype. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 26 July 2026

Maybe the projections are realistic, but the inter-company structures depend a lot on the types of numbers that executives often embrace over optimistically. — Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026

The running shoes go in optimistically, followed by the leggings and the sports bra, packed by someone who clearly has a genuine, healthy relationship with exercise. — Jennifer Noyes, Air Mail, 18 July 2026

Major League Baseball optimistically released its 2027 schedule on Thursday. — Staff Report, Oc Register, 16 July 2026

Arnold has spoken optimistically about this being a point in time that changes perceptions of Iraq on the world stage, allowing a global audience to see a nation keen to project itself in a more positive light. — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 9 June 2026