- over-optimistic
- UK / US
adjective
expecting things to happen in the future in a better way than most people think is likely
English dictionary. 2014.
over-optimistic
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over-optimistic — UK US (also overoptimistic) adjective ► too hopeful, or too ready to believe that good things will happen in the future: »He fears that analysts are being over optimistic about future company earnings. »Planning for the project was grossly… … Financial and business terms
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over-optimistic — UK US adjective expecting things to happen in the future in a better way than most people think is likely Thesaurus: feeling hopeful and optimisticsynonym … Useful english dictionary
over-optimistic — adjective expecting that things will be better than is possible or likely: over optimistic forecasts of economic growth … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
over-optimistic — adjective unjustifiably optimistic. Derivatives over optimism noun … English new terms dictionary
optimistic — op|ti|mis|tic [ˌɔptımıstık US ˌa:p ] adj 1.) believing that good things will happen in the future ≠ ↑pessimistic optimistic about ▪ Bankers are cautiously optimistic about the country s economic future. optimistic (that) ▪ We are still relatively … Dictionary of contemporary English
optimistic — adjective 1 believing that good things will happen in the future (+ about): Foreign bankers are cautiously optimistic about the country s economic future. 2 thinking that things will be better, easier or more successful than is actually possible … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
optimistic — optimist op‧ti‧mist [ˈɒptmɪst ǁ ˈɑːp ] noun [countable] someone who believes things will get better or be more successful in the future: • As major companies in this sector continue to show poor results, even optimists are getting worried.… … Financial and business terms
over-confident — adj arrogant, brash, cocksure, self assured, blustering, swaggering, presumptuous, overweening, foolhardy, rash, incautious, over optimistic, sanguine FORMAL hubristic, temerarious COLLOQ. cocky, uppity, uppish ≠ cautious, diffident … Useful english dictionary
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