noun · neutral
optimist
UK/ˈɒptɪmɪst/US/ˈɑːptɪmɪst/OP·ti·mist
a person who tends to expect the best possible outcome or to emphasize the positive side of things
Examples
“Even after the setback, she's always been an optimist.”
“Investors need to be optimists to take long-term risks.”
“Calling yourself an optimist can influence how you approach problems.”
Band 8 sentence
“Even faced with setbacks, an optimist looks for long-term opportunities rather than immediate fixes.”
Collocations
- eternal optimist
- be optimistic about
- a natural optimist
Word family
Common mistakes
I am optimist.→I am an optimist.
She is an optimistic person and very optimist.→She is an optimistic person and very optimistic.
Say it for a higher band
5positive person→6hopeful→7+optimist
Synonyms
positive thinker
Easily confused
pessimist
“He's a pessimist who always expects plans to fail.”
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