optimistic

adjective

op·ti·mis·tic ˌäp-tə-ˈmi-stik

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: of, relating to, or characterized by optimism : feeling or showing hope for the future

an optimistic outlook

an optimistic economic forecast

a person with a hopeful, optimistic nature

I'm feeling optimistic about our chances.

The streets in question were magnificent commercial thoroughfares, … brimming with heavy streams of eager life—young, fresh, optimistic.—

Theodore Dreiser

optimistically

ˌäp-tə-ˈmi-sti-k(ə-)lē

adverb

thinking optimistically about the future

an optimistically upbeat forecast

Optimistically, he anticipates that nuclear weapons … will never be used in war again … —

Russell F. Weigley

Examples of optimistic in a Sentence

the economic predictions for the coming year are actually quite optimistic

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But Lazar and Fuhrman were optimistic about school — to a point. —

Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025 The coal industry is optimistic about the sector’s prospects under Trump, despite the drop in production during the first Trump administration, according to a recent report by S&P Global. —

David Gelles, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025 Many listings are in the range of hundreds to thousands of dollars, although some optimistic sellers are asking for a million or more. —

Maria Sole Campinoti, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025 How this window ends with Cunha going or not and vital new recruits may well determine the outcome .It all feels sadly depressing with very little in the future to be optimistic about with these dreadful owners . —

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