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| 1. | [ adjective ] expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds | |
| Examples: | "in an optimistic mood" "optimistic plans" "took an optimistic view" |
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| Related terms: | pessimistic rose-colored cheerful starry-eyed bullish sanguine positive hopeful | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] expecting the best | |
| Synonyms: | affirmative | |
| Examples: | "an affirmative outlook" |
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| Related terms: | positive | |
| Similar spelling: |
optimist optimism optimise optimisation optimum optimize optimization |
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