pessimistic
adjective /ˌpes.ɪˈmɪs.tɪk/Definition
B2 thinking that bad things are more likely to happen or emphasizing the bad part of a situation: The tone of the meeting was very pessimistic. The doctors are pessimistic (= not hopeful) about his chances of recovery.Not hopeful pessimistically /-tɪ.kəl.i/ adverb Not hopeful
(Definition of pessimistic adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- be in a funk idiom
- be on a hiding to nothing idiom
- bleak adjective
- defeatist adjective
- dejected adjective
- despair verb
- dim adjective (NOT POSITIVE)
- downcast adjective (UNHAPPY)
- downhearted adjective
- forlorn adjective (UNLIKELY TO SUCCEED)
- gloom noun (WITHOUT HOPE)
- gloomy adjective (WITHOUT HOPE)
- glum adjective
- grim adjective (WITHOUT HOPE)
- hopeless adjective
- negativism noun
- not give much for sb's chances idiom
- not have a hope in hell idiom
- pessimism noun
- prophet of doom idiom
Topic:
Not hopeful
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