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Meanings of optimist in English
Antonyms
Examples for "pessimist"
Examples for "pessimist"
1
It is the cult of the pessimist, the gentle malice of disillusion.
2
The pessimist always argues from a single instance to a general law.
3
The pessimist believes that forgetfulness and nothingness is the whole of man.
4
He was never more than a pessimist in theory at any time.
5
This was the beginning of my acquaintance with the pessimist, Edmund Storm.
Usage of optimist in English
1
He said: I am, to the astonishment of certain journalists, an optimist.
2
Hephaestus is an optimist and Zeus won't take 'no' for an answer.
3
Without dismissing the problems faced by the world, he remains an optimist.
4
Ever the optimist, Mugabe giggled and said that wasn't true at all.
5
The optimist not only believes in the best, he creates the better.
6
On the other hand, an optimist might point out the opportunities here.
7
But Reich is an optimist, albeit in his straight-talking New Yorker way.
8
He was speaking in the usual cheery tones of the bedside optimist.
9
Ever the optimist, however, I perceived these blemishes as fairly hopeful signs.
10
The optimist in him is hopeful others can seize their unexpected opportunity.
11
On the future of the Premier League, Martin Tyler is an optimist.
12
And once again, the rational optimist can bring a measure of comfort.
13
Barnet was not discouraged-thenagain this particular dwarf was a born optimist.
14
But then, I add, I am an optimist about the 22nd century.
15
I used to be an optimist... now I suppose I'm an opportunist.
16
Payne laughed at the comment, glad that Mr. Lee was an optimist.
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Optimist through the time
Optimist across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common