PESSIMIST: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PESSIMIST?

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Associations of "Pessimist" (30 Words)

agnostic	Relating to agnostics or agnosticism. Until now I ve been fairly agnostic about electoral reform.
cynical	Contemptuous; mocking. Most residents are cynical about efforts to clean mobsters out of their city.
disbelief	Doubt about the truth of something. Laura shook her head in disbelief.
discontent	Dissatisfied. Was discontented with his position.
discontented	Dissatisfied, especially with one’s circumstances. The ranks of the discontented were swelled by returning soldiers.
disgruntled	Angry or dissatisfied. Judges receive letters from disgruntled members of the public.
dissatisfied	In a state of sulky dissatisfaction. His parents are dissatisfied with the quality of tuition on offer.
doubt	Lack confidence in or have doubts about. I doubt my ability to do the job.
doubtful	Fraught with uncertainty or doubt. I was doubtful of my judgement.
dubious	Morally suspect. Extremely dubious assumptions.
freethinker	A person who rejects accepted opinions, especially those concerning religious belief.
incredulity	The state of being unwilling or unable to believe something. He stared down the street in incredulity.
incredulous	Not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving. An incredulous gasp.
malcontent	Dissatisfied and complaining or rebellious. The malcontent generals saw their role as leaders of this counter revolution.
negative	Having a negative charge. The percentage of false negatives generated by a cancer test was of great concern.
nihilist	A person who believes that life is meaningless and rejects all religious and moral principles. It is impossible to argue against a nihilist.
none	Not at all or in no way. It is made none the easier by the differences in approach.
nothing	Not at all. He had a series of nothing jobs.
pessimism	A general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things. The dispute cast an air of deep pessimism over the future of the peace talks.
questioning	Marked by or given to doubt. There was no questioning of the decision.
sceptic	A person who doubts the truth of Christianity and other religions; an atheist.
sceptical	Not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations. The public were deeply sceptical about some of the proposals.
skeptic	Someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs.
skeptical	Marked by or given to doubt. A skeptical listener.
skepticism	The disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge.
surprise	Cause to be surprised. Surprise major.
suspicious	Not as expected. He was suspicious of her motives.
suspiciously	With a cautious distrust or suspicion of someone or something. What s going on I asked suspiciously.
uncertainty	Being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance. Times of uncertainty and danger.
unhappy	Not happy. Unhappy over her departure.