Synonym: cheerless, cynical, gloomy, joyless, unhappy. Antonym: optimistic. Similar words: optimistic, armistice, euphemistic, euphemistically, dissimilar, assimilate, dissimilarity, assist in. Meaning: ['pesɪ'mɪstɪk] 
adj. expecting the worst in this worst of all possible worlds.
adj. expecting the worst in this worst of all possible worlds. 
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1. These figures look quite pessimistic.
2. Not everyone is so pessimistic about the future.
3. The government has issued a pessimistic economic forecast.
4. Don't be so pessimistic.
5. They appeared surprisingly pessimistic about their chances of winning.
6. He remains deeply pessimistic about the peace process.
7. After the pessimistic sales forecasts, production was halved.
8. I think you're being far too pessimistic.
9. I am deeply pessimistic about the future.
10. His predictions proved unduly pessimistic.
11. The tone of the meeting was very pessimistic.
12. The mood of the meeting was distinctly pessimistic.
13. Hardy has often been criticised for an excessively pessimistic view of life.
14. The article struck a pessimistic note; it suggested there would be no improvement.
15. There is no reason to be pessimistic about the future.
16. There's no need to be unduly pessimistic about the situation.
17. Do you subscribe to her pessimistic view of the state of the economy?
18. Is this is too pessimistic a view?
19. The report's prognosis for unemployment was very pessimistic.
20. Some environmentalists take a more pessimistic view.
21. Essentially,(sentencedict.com/pessimistic.html) the medical approach has painted a pessimistic picture.
22. That's a very pessimistic view.
23. The above is, however, too pessimistic a view.
24. But Republican leaders were pessimistic about a speedy resolution.
25. In general, people are more pessimistic now.
26. Investment analysts are extremely pessimistic about the economic outlook.
27. This pessimistic extreme is as foolish as its optimistic predecessor.
28. Sunshine and flowers in the philosophical smile, the sad and painful sigh in the pessimistic.
29. Had they kept the epidemiology of leprosy in mind, the picture they obtained might have been less pessimistic.
30. A period of uncertainty such as an election causes people to be either optimistic or pessimistic.
More similar words: optimistic, armistice, euphemistic, euphemistically, dissimilar, assimilate, dissimilarity, assist in, eristic, sadistic, artistic, ballistic, distressing, realistic, statistic, egotistical, cabalistic, monotheistic, statistics, altruistic, linguistic, ritualistic, polytheistic, statistical, sophisticated, materialistic, unsophisticated, characteristic, device characteristic, simile.