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OPTIMIST Antonyms

There are 7 antonyms of the word optimist. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For OPTIMIST

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pessimist
nounn
noun

• a person who expects the worst

cynic
nounn
noun

• someone who is critical of the motives of others

• a member of a group of ancient Greek philosophers who advocated the doctrine that virtue is the only good and that the essence of virtue is self-control

defeatist
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• someone who is resigned to defeat without offering positive suggestions

downbeat
adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj
noun

• the first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor's arm moves downward)

downer
nounn
noun

• a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person

skeptic
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs

sourpuss
nounn
noun

• someone with a habitually sullen or gloomy expression

Alternatives for PESSIMIST

Alternatives for CYNIC

Alternatives for DEFEATIST

Alternatives for DOWNER

Alternatives for SKEPTIC

Alternatives for SOURPUSS

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