Synonyms and antonyms of People who are not happy, hopeful or friendly in British Thesaurus

pessimist (noun)

someone who thinks that the worst thing will happen in every situation

cynic (noun)

someone who believes that people care only about themselves and are not sincere or honest

defeatist (noun)

someone who always thinks that they will fail

lost soul (noun)

someone who seems unhappy and unable to deal with the ordinary events and activities of life

wet blanket (noun)

informal someone who spoils other people’s fun by being negative and complaining

misery (noun)

Britishinformal someone who is always complaining or in a bad mood

a cold fish ()

someone who is not friendly

prophet of doom/disaster ()

someone who has a very negative view of life and thinks that only bad things will happen

party pooper (noun)

informal someone who is not willing to take part in an activity or who spoils other people’s enjoyment of it

Cassandra (noun)

someone who always says that something very bad is going to happen with the result that no one listens to them

cynic (noun)

someone who expects things not to be successful or useful

doomsayer (noun)

informal someone who always says that bad things will happen

husk (noun)

mainly literary someone who has lost all the lively qualities they had before

misanthrope (noun)

someone who dislikes people and avoids social situations

misery guts (noun)

Britishinformal someone who is never happy and is always complaining or in a bad mood

naysayer (noun)

someone who always thinks of reasons to oppose new ideas or solutions to problems

zombie (noun)

informal someone who does not seem to know or care about what is happening around them and moves very slowly, especially because they are very upset or tired