OPTIMIST Antonyms
There are 7 antonyms of the word
optimist.
(opposite meanings)
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 |