Pessimism
Antonyms of PESSIMISM
- hopefulness, animation, optimism, joy, happiness, confidence, encouragement, sparkle, cheer, trust, cheerfulness, vivaciousness, contentedness.
Examples of usage:
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The name of pessimism commonly applied to it is in some respects misleading, though it was his own term; but it is correct if understood as he explained it. "Schopenhauer" by Thomas Whittaker
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And he, concluded Wagstaffe in an unusual vein of pessimism, does not live long enough to enjoy it! "The First Hundred Thousand" by Ian Hay
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Byronism tended towards the desert; the new pessimism towards the restaurant. "Varied Types" by G. K. Chesterton