pessimist
noun
a person who habitually sees or anticipates the worst or is disposed to be gloomy.
pessimists
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pluralof pessimist.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Six days later Kyle gave a speech at the Munich Security Conference in which he said "in the UK, we reject the doomsayers and the pessimists" about artificial intelligence.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
Optimists tend to have higher incomes than pessimists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
And the pessimists fear entry-level knowledge workers will become obsolete altogether.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 15, 2026
She has defied pessimists to be a hit with voters, especially young ones, with fans lapping up everything from her handbag to her jamming to a K-pop song with South Korea's president.
From Barron's ● Feb. 7, 2026
Scientists can’t afford to be optimists or pessimists.
From "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate
