

2020 There is a fine line between optimism and delusion, and that tightrope is what Miami Dolphins fans have struggled to balance on for quite a few NFL seasons over the past two decades. 2020 Garcia-Ruiz expressed optimism about the news business in a recent interview with the Press Gazette, a British media trade publication. 2020 With much of the world still in lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a sense of optimism could not be more essential. Cynthia Young, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2020 The Biden campaign is betting on optimism over pessimism, square-jawed patriotism over narrow-eyed self-interest. 2020 And the optimism flowing through Halas Hall about his potential has been constant since January. (Definition of optimist from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus Cambridge University Press) optimist Business English optimist noun C uk / ptmst / us Add to word list someone who feels that good things are more likely to happen than bad things: He takes an optimist's view of the recession. 2020 Beyer added her optimism stems from recent soybean and corn purchases from China. pessimism: 1 n a general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things Antonyms: optimism a general disposition to expect the best in all things Type of: disposition, temperament your usual mood n the feeling that things will turn out badly Antonyms: optimism the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out. 2020 Soon after, the LHSAA and its executive director Eddie Bonine announced start dates, and optimism shot through the roof. Recent Examples on the Web Wedbush Securities raised its price target for Apple on Wednesday to $600 from $515 on optimism about the upcoming 5G iPhone.
