Synonyms & related words for optimism

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of optimism — including sanguinity, hopefulness, sanguineness, cheerfulness, hope, idealism. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to optimism

Explore words related to optimism — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include overoptimism, pessimism, overoptimistic, optimistic, positivity, optimist, positiveness, optimistically. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for optimism

Common synonyms for optimism include sanguinity, hopefulness, sanguineness, cheerfulness, hope, idealism, happiness, positivism — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does optimism come from?

The word optimism breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root optim-, from Latin optimus (“best”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.