optimistic

Definitions

Hopeful and confident about the future or the success of something.

Tending to take a favorable view of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.

Examples

She remained optimistic about the project's success despite the initial setbacks.

The team is optimistic that they will reach their sales targets by the end of the quarter.

It is hard to stay optimistic when the weather has been so gloomy for weeks.

Synonyms

hopeful positive sanguine upbeat buoyant confident cheerful

Antonyms

pessimistic gloomy cynical negative hopeless despondent melancholy