optimistic

[op-tuh-mis-tik] / ˌɒp təˈmɪs tɪk /

ADJECTIVE

believing positively

Synonyms

STRONG

assured bright buoyant cheerful cheering confident encouraged expectant happy high hopeful hoping idealistic keeping the faith merry on cloud nine on top of world positive promising ray of sunshine rose-colored rosy sanguine sunny trusting utopian

Antonyms

STRONG

dejected depressed doubtful gloomy hopeless pessimistic sorrowful

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AI could prove as transformative as its most optimistic backers are predicting.

From BBC

While he remains optimistic about the future, Rowe was rattled by the hours following the attack.

From Barron's

“We are optimistic about the outlook for the global beauty market,” Chief Executive Nicolas Hieronimus said in an earnings update Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal

Based on atmospheric simulations, the team estimates a 40% chance that the planet lies within the "conservative" habitable zone and a 51% chance that it falls within the broader "optimistic" habitable zone.

From Science Daily

But for the most part, America has always been an optimistic nation, with the future beckoning a better day for everyone.

From Salon

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