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Optimist

/ˈɒptɪmɪst/

A person who expects a favourable outcome

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noun

1
A person who expects a favourable outcome
2
A believer in optimism

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pessimistnoun	Someone who habitually expects the worst outcome; one who looks on the dark side of things.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Optimist"

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Word	Definition
cockeyed	(informal) Absurd, silly, or stupid; usually used in reference to ideas rather than people.
high hopesnoun	The optimistic belief that an aim or goal will be achieved.
hopeful	feeling hope
resultnoun	That which results; the conclusion or end to which any course or condition of things leads, or which is obtained by any process or operation; consequence or effect.
benefit of the doubtnoun	A favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence.
hopefulnessnoun	The property of being hopeful.
rose-colored glassesnoun	(idiomatic) A cognitive or perceptual bias where an individual views something in an overly optimistic or positive light, often failing to recognize its negative aspects.
positivity effectnoun	(psychology) The tendency of older adults to pay more attention to positive stimuli and to see things in an optimistic light.
upside	The highest or uppermost side or portion of something.
pollyannanoun	One who is persistently cheerful and optimistic, even when given cause not to be so.
rose-coloured spectaclesnoun	Alternative form of rose-colored glasses. [(idiomatic) A cognitive or perceptual bias where an individual views something in an overly optimistic or positive light, often failing to recognize its negative aspects.]
positive	Included, present, characterized by affirmation.
yeasayernoun	One whose attitude is positive, optimistic, confidently affirmative.
propitiousnessnoun	The favorable quality of strongly indicating a successful result.
hopenoun	(countable or uncountable) The feeling of trust, confidence, belief or expectation that something wished for can or will happen.
micawber principlenoun	The claim that something good will turn up, especially when used to justify optimism.
rose-tinted spectaclesnoun	Alternative form of rose-colored glasses. [(idiomatic) A cognitive or perceptual bias where an individual views something in an overly optimistic or positive light, often failing to recognize its negative aspects.]
positivitynoun	(uncountable) The condition of being positive (in all senses); positivism. Optimism.
rose-tinted glassesnoun	Alternative form of rose-colored glasses. [(idiomatic) A cognitive or perceptual bias where an individual views something in an overly optimistic or positive light, often failing to recognize its negative aspects.]
blushnoun	An act of blushing; a pink or red glow on the face caused by embarrassment, shame, shyness, love, etc.