PESSIMISTIC Synonyms
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Best Synonyms for PESSIMISTIC
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| black | adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj | |||||
adjective • being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light • of or belonging to a racial group especially of sub-Saharan African origin noun • the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white) • British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799) • popular child actress of the 1930's (born in 1928) • total absence of light • (board games) the darker pieces • a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today • black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning) adjective satellite • marked by anger or resentment or hostility • offering little or no hope • stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable • (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin • (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood • extremely dark • harshly ironic or sinister • (of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading • distributed or sold illicitly • (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame • (of coffee) without cream or sugar • soiled with dirt or soot verb • make or become black | ||||||
| bleak | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • offering little or no hope • providing no shelter or sustenance • unpleasantly cold and damp | ||||||
| crestfallen | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • brought low in spirit | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| dejected | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • affected or marked by low spirits | ||||||
| depressed | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • lower than previously • flattened downward as if pressed from above or flattened along the dorsal and ventral surfaces • filled with melancholy and despondency | ||||||
| despairing | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope | ||||||
| despondent | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • without or almost without hope | ||||||
| disappointed | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • disappointingly unsuccessful | ||||||
| discouraged | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • made less hopeful or enthusiastic • lacking in resolution | ||||||
| disheartened | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • made less hopeful or enthusiastic | ||||||
| dispirited | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm • filled with melancholy and despondency | ||||||
| dour | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • stubbornly unyielding • harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance • showing a brooding ill humor | ||||||
| downbeat | adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj | |||||
noun • the first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor's arm moves downward) | ||||||
| downhearted | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • filled with melancholy and despondency | ||||||
| forlorn | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • marked by or showing hopelessness | ||||||
| gloomy | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • depressingly dark • filled with melancholy and despondency • causing dejection | ||||||
| glum | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • moody and melancholic • showing a brooding ill humor | ||||||
| grave | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • death of a person • a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone) • a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation adjective satellite • dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises • causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm • of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought verb • shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it • carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface | ||||||