optimistically
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3.4
- adverb
- /ˌɑːptɪˈmɪstɪkli/
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optimistamente
- But what you may not yet know is that they are also optimistically anticipating the ways that you will challenge them and provoke new thinking.
- viewed optimistically
- optimistically suggests
- more optimistically
And I thought optimistically that six months savings would be great.
- And I thought optimistically that six months savings would be great.
- Prepare optimistically for the worst case scenario.
- People quit seeing things as, you know, optimistically as they had.
- At the frontier, scientists are heading in wrong directions much of the time, optimistically looking for new perspectives.
- You can train your brain to see optimistically as opposed to being suspicious.
- You must courageously, optimistically, with good attitude and great effort, show up every single time.
- What you could say optimistically though is there seems to be a lot more consensus to do something.
- So optimistically, yeah, I think, I think we should try to learn from these, this past experience.
- Now a few weeks ago, we were optimistically thinking, actually this could be a near normal Christmas time.
- But I do like to think optimistically, I do, about our world compared to their world, ours, which is so much more interconnected too.
- It's better a few years optimistically, but I think that's possible.
- I think that this company is optimistically practical.
Examples
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For the sake of argument... let's optimistically assume it takes six months to find compatible mates.
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There is a fresh, dynamic attitude around the world that views change optimistically, not fearfully.
Academic text (1990) -
Now a few weeks ago, we were optimistically thinking, actually this could be a near normal Christmas time.
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So optimistically, yeah, I think, I think we should try to learn from these, this past experience.
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I know my son spoke to you quite optimistically about this.
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What you could say optimistically though is there seems to be a lot more consensus to do something.
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Prepare optimistically for the worst case scenario.
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Viewed optimistically, though, recent federal legislation establishes a context, values base, and direction for the future.
Academic text (1994) -
Optimistically, the Kurdish experiment may even come to serve as a role model for neighboring Islamic societies.
Academic text (2016) -
She approached the project optimistically, believing it would lead to great success.
Synonyms
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1.3
In a way that shows you want something to happen
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2.6
In a way that shows approval or support
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5.2
In a cheerful, positive, lively way
In a hopeful and confident way
In a cheerful, hopeful way
Antonyms
How Optimistic
Surface Forms
Morphology
optimistically = optimistic (transparent) = optimist + ic + ally
The adverb is a regular derivation from the adjective 'optimistic' using the common adverbial suffix '-ally', so the meaning is predictable.
Etymology
Optimistically comes from the Latin word optimus, which means 'best', and you can see the same idea in the English noun optimist. So, to look at something optimistically is to expect the best or hope for good results.