Synonyms of optimist

optimist

noun

as in dreamer

a person who usually expects good things to happen

You have to be a bit of an optimist to start a business.

Somehow he remained an optimist despite all that had happened to him.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dreamer
• romantic
• idealist
• idealizer
• Pollyanna
• romanticist
• sentimentalist
• idealogue
• Micawber
• visionary
• Don Quixote
• ideologue
• daydreamer
• utopian
• emotionalist
• fantast
• perfectionist
• theorist
• thinker
• reformer
• do-gooder
• fantasizer
• woolgatherer
• doctrinaire

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pessimist
• cynic
• defeatist
• realist
• empiricist
• pragmatist
• empiric
• hardnose

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of optimist

But the optimist thinks this is Google’s ambient computing vision coming alive. —Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 18 Jan. 2025

Phaedra, ever the optimist, reassures her that this group is like family, and even through the mess, sisterhood is still within reach. —Shelby Stewart, Essence, 6 Jan. 2025

Swed, our resident optimist, reminded us that the formula for artistic success is straightforward, if not simple: Artists create big ideas, boards work to fund them, audiences reward the risk. —Craig Nakano, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024

Sunday, December 29 The Wonderful World of Disney Presents Frozen (ABC): Fearless optimist Anna sets off on an epic journey to find her sister, Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter. —Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 29 Dec. 2024