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optimism
adverbs
great optimism
• The team was in a mood of great optimism.
considerable optimism
• These figures indicate that we can go into next year with considerable optimism.
cautious/guarded optimism
(= the belief that a future situation will be good or better than before, although you cannot be not sure )
• The U.N. sees cause for cautious optimism in what has been achieved so far. • He expressed guarded optimism about the company's future.
false optimism
(= optimism based on wrong ideas or information )
• In his speech he warned against false optimism about the immediate future.
initial/early optimism
(= optimism that you feel at the start of a process, especially when it does not continue )
• There was initial optimism about a breakthrough in relations between the two countries.
new/renewed optimism
(= optimism that you start to feel again, after you stopped feeling it )
• The new leadership has brought renewed optimism.
verbs
express optimism
• Diplomats expressed optimism about the progress of the talks.
share somebody's optimism
(= feel the optimism that someone else feels )
• After so many problems, I found it hard to share his optimism.
optimism grows
• His optimism grew as the time came nearer for his release.
optimism prevails/reigns
(= optimism is the strongest feeling )
• Despite the crisis, optimism prevailed.
phrases
be grounds/cause/reason for optimism
• The lower crime figures are certainly grounds for optimism.
a mood/sense of optimism
• A mood of optimism prevails in the White House.
a wave/surge of optimism
(= a sudden strong feeling of optimism )
• The team are riding a wave of optimism after their recent victory.
be (little/no) room for optimism
(= have a possibility that things might get better )
• There is little room for optimism in the current financial situation.
be full of optimism
(= be feeling that good things will happen )
• The 1970s began full of optimism and confidence about world development .
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