optimistic

[ op-tuh-mis-tik ]

adjective

1. disposed to take a favorable view of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.
2. reflecting a favorable view of events and conditions and the expectation of a positive outcome; demonstrating optimism:

   an optimistic plan.

3. of or relating to optimism.

Other Words From

• opti·misti·cal·ly adverb
• anti·opti·mistic adjective
• anti·opti·misti·cal adjective
• anti·opti·misti·cal·ly adverb
• nonop·ti·mistic adjective
• nonop·ti·misti·cal adjective
• nonop·ti·misti·cal·ly adverb
• over·opti·mistic adjective
• over·opti·misti·cal·ly adverb
• preop·ti·mistic adjective
• semi·opti·mistic adjective
• semi·opti·misti·cal·ly adverb
• super·opti·mistic adjective
• unop·ti·mistic adjective
• unop·ti·misti·cal adjective
• unop·ti·misti·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of optimistic¹

First recorded in 1840–50; optimist + -ic

Example Sentences

But when it comes to the war, he’s less optimistic.

From BBC

The suggestions that follow are undoubtedly optimistic but are neither impossible nor futile.

From Los Angeles Times

But Lazarus, a respected veteran inside NBCUniversal, tried to keep an optimistic tone when addressing staff, according to one attendee at the meeting at the network’s Rockefeller Center headquarters in New York.

From Los Angeles Times

Jo says her son is now thriving, and she is optimistic about his transition to secondary school next year.

From BBC

His unlikely journey has shaped a worldview he describes as “delusionally optimistic — or maybe optimistically delusional.”

From Los Angeles Times