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POLLYANNAISH Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word pollyannaish. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For POLLYANNAISH

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bleak
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• offering little or no hope

• providing no shelter or sustenance

• unpleasantly cold and damp

cynical
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others

defeatist
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• someone who is resigned to defeat without offering positive suggestions

despondent
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• without or almost without hope

downcast
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine

adjective satellite

• directed downward

• filled with melancholy and despondency

fatalistic
adjectiveadj
adjective

• of or relating to fatalism

gloomy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• depressingly dark

• filled with melancholy and despondency

• causing dejection

morose
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• showing a brooding ill humor

pessimistic
adjectiveadj
adjective

• expecting the worst possible outcome

sullen
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• showing a brooding ill humor

• darkened by clouds

Alternatives for BLEAK

Alternatives for CYNICAL

Alternatives for DEFEATIST

Alternatives for DESPONDENT

Alternatives for DOWNCAST

Alternatives for FATALISTIC

Alternatives for GLOOMY

Alternatives for MOROSE

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