optimistic

Definition

Examples

The manager is optimistic that sales will recover during the next quarter.

Word Family

Synonyms

• positivethe primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution
• hopefulan ambitious and aspiring young person
• confidenthaving or marked by confidence or assurance

Collocations

• Easy feel optimistic
  to feel optimistic, meaning to undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
• Medium optimistic about the future
  describing optimistic about the future (expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds)
• Hard cautious optimistic forecast
  describing cautious optimistic forecast (people who are fearful and cautious)
• Very Hard wildly optimistic valuation
  describing wildly optimistic valuation (to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree)