Cynical, black, and bleak are all synonyms for pessimistic. Optimistic, hopeful, and cheerful are these antonyms of pessimistic. And here are another 24 synonyms for pessimistic.
Pessimistic Synonyms
- Black
- Bleak
- Cynical
- Dark
- Defeatist
- Dejected
- Demoralized
- Depressed
- Despairing
- Despondent
- Distrustful
- Doubting
- Downbeat
- Fatalistic
- Gloom-ridden
- Gloomy
- Glum
- Hopeless
- Lugubrious
- Melancholy
- Negative
- Suspicious
- Alarmist