pessimistic
21pessimistic — /ˌpesɪ mɪstɪk/ adjective feeling sure that things will work out badly ♦ he takes a pessimistic view of the exchange rate he expects the exchange rate to fall …
22pessimistic — pessimism ► NOUN 1) lack of hope or confidence in the future. 2) Philosophy a belief that this world is as bad as it could be or that evil will ultimately prevail over good. DERIVATIVES pessimist noun pessimistic adjective pessimistically adverb …
23Pessimistic induction — In the philosophy of science, the pessimistic induction, also known as the pessimistic meta induction, is an argument which seeks to rebut scientific realism particularly the scientific realist s notion of epistemic optimism. Scientific realists… …
24pessimistic — adjective Date: 1868 of, relating to, or characterized by pessimism ; gloomy Synonyms: see cynical • pessimistically adverb …
25pessimistic — adjective /ˌpɛsəˈmɪstɪk/ a) Marked by pessimism and little hopefulness. b) Always expecting the worst. Ant: optimistic See Also: pessimal, pessimism …
26pessimistic — Synonyms and related words: Cassandra like, Cassandran, Cassandrian, bleak, blue, bowed down, cast down, cheerless, cynical, dashed, defeatist, dejected, depressed, despairing, despondent, desponding, discouraged, disheartened, dismal, dispirited …
27pessimistic — pesɪ mɪstɪk adj. seeing only the bad side, tending to expect the worst …
28pessimistic — adj cynical, doubting, distrustful, untrusting; leery, wary, suspicious; gloomy, Inf. downbeat, glum, morose, dreary, dismal, bleak; hopeless, depressed, despondent, despairing, Inf. down, downhearted, Sl. in the pits, desperate; forlorn,… …
29pessimistic — pes·si·mis·tic …
30pessimistic — adjective Syn: gloomy, negative, defeatist, downbeat, cynical, bleak, fatalistic, depressed Ant: optimistic …
