optimist
Glass-half-full type
An optimist is someone who tends to expect favorable outcomes and see the positive side of situations.
The word implies a general disposition rather than a momentary mood: She's an optimist who believes things will work out.
Optimist can carry a slight edge, suggesting naïveté or wishful thinking: Only an optimist would expect this Congress to act.
One given to fantasies
- idealistPursuer of noble principles
- hoperOne who expects positively
- believerOne who accepts something
- romanticConducive to love
visionary · utopian · Pollyanna · starry-eyed · fantasist · aspirer · anticipator · expectant
Feeling positive expectation
- cheerfulPleasantly bright in mood
- sanguineCheerfully optimistic temperament
- buoyantAble to float
- upbeatCheerfully optimistic
sunny · lighthearted · enthusiastic · resilient · perseverant · undaunted · can-do · gung-ho
Certain or self-possessed
- self-assuredTrusting in oneself
- boldCourageous and daring
- poisedCalm and controlled
- self-possessedCalm and confident
unwavering · resolute · steadfast · courageous · fearless · undeterred · intrepid · plucky
Faith in perfect systems
- positivismPhilosophy demanding verifiable evidence
- progressivismPhilosophy advocating societal reform
- humanismPhilosophy prioritizing earthly reason
- hopefulnessExpectation of positive outcomes
dreamer
One given to fantasies
romantic · visionary · utopian · Pollyanna · starry-eyed · fantasist · aspirer · anticipator · expectant
hopeful
Feeling positive expectation
upbeat · sunny · lighthearted · enthusiastic · resilient · perseverant · undaunted · can-do · gung-ho · positive
assured
Certain or self-possessed
- self-assuredTrusting in oneself
- boldCourageous and daring
- poisedCalm and controlled
self-possessed · unwavering · resolute · steadfast · courageous · fearless · undeterred · intrepid · plucky · tenacious
utopianism
Faith in perfect systems
- positivismPhilosophy demanding verifiable evidence
- progressivismPhilosophy advocating societal reform
- humanismPhilosophy prioritizing earthly reason
hopefulness · faith · trust
- personalitiesintrovert, extrovert, idealist, romantic, cynic
- social typesnormie, jock, hippie, goth, diva
- happy peoplehappy camper, smiler, grinner, tickled pink, happy-go-lucky
- idealistsdreamer, idealist, utopian, visionary, romantic
- Nice Peopleangel, saint, sweetheart, darling, dear
- personality traitsextraversion, agreeableness, introvert, neuroticism, temperament
optimistcynic
Doubter of good intentions
skeptic · misanthrope · doubter · naysayer · disbeliever
optimistdefeatist
One expecting inevitable failure
quitter · realist · fatalist · hopeless case · surrenderer
- wide-eyed optimism
- eternal optimist
- optimism biasExpecting favorable outcomes despite odds
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