Meanings
adverboptimistically (comparative more optimistically, superlative most optimistically)
comparative more optimistically · superlative most optimistically
- In an optimistic manner.
Less optimistically observed, she was a short, broad-shouldered girl, built like a sturdy pony[.]
1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 59
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbwith optimism; in an optimistic manner
Opposite
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Dutch optimistisch
- optimistischin an optimistic manner
French optimistiquement
- optimistiquementin an optimistic manner
German optimistisch
- optimistischin an optimistic manner
Greek αισιόδοξα
- αισιόδοξα (aisiódoxa)in an optimistic manner
Hungarian optimistán
- optimistánin an optimistic manner
Polish optymistycznie
- optymistyczniein an optimistic manner
Russian оптимистично, оптимистически
- оптимистично (optimistično)in an optimistic manner
- оптимистически (optimističeski)in an optimistic manner
Ukrainian оптимісти́чно
- оптимісти́чно (optymistýčno)in an optimistic manner
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with optimistically
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APA
optimistically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/optimistically
MLA
“optimistically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/optimistically. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “optimistically,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/optimistically.
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