Examples of pessimistic in a Sentence
Most doctors were pessimistic that a cure could be found.
The film gives a very pessimistic view of human nature.
He has an extremely negative and pessimistic attitude.
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Both predictions are more pessimistic than the fund’s January projections, which came before Trump’s flurry of tariff announcements took America’s average import tax to its highest level in a century.
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Olesya Dmitracova, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2025
This marks the most pessimistic attitude on jobs that Gallup has recorded since January 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
The results show that Trump has so far been able to convince only his base that his economic policies will be good for the country over time: 49% of the public believe the economy will get worse over the next year, the most pessimistic overall result since 2023.
—Steve Liesman, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2025
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey released Tuesday by the New York Federal Reserve showed firms turning pessimistic about the economic outlook for the first time since 2022.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
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Olesya Dmitracova, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2025
This marks the most pessimistic attitude on jobs that Gallup has recorded since January 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
The results show that Trump has so far been able to convince only his base that his economic policies will be good for the country over time: 49% of the public believe the economy will get worse over the next year, the most pessimistic overall result since 2023.
—Steve Liesman, CNBC, 19 Apr. 2025
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey released Tuesday by the New York Federal Reserve showed firms turning pessimistic about the economic outlook for the first time since 2022.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Pessimistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pessimistic. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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pessimistic
adjective
pes·si·mis·tic
ˌpes-ə-ˈmis-tik 
: of, relating to, or marked by pessimism : gloomy
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