Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with pessimistic in American Collocation
pessimistic
adjective
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
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- Three-star words are the most frequently used
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/ˌpesəˈmɪstɪk/
very
deeply
extremely
profoundly
very
He’s extremely pessimistic about what will happen in the world generally.
rather
rather
somewhat
I was somewhat pessimistic about getting a draw let alone a win!
too
overly
too
unduly
But perhaps I’m being overly pessimistic here.
attitude or belief
assessment
assumption
attitude
conclusion
outlook
view
There is a pessimistic view that the group can never develop into a mass organisation.
forecast
estimate
forecast
prediction
The crisis is even more severe than the most pessimistic forecasts from a year ago.
situation
scenario
The scientists are emphasizing the most pessimistic scenario in order to attract public attention.