The history of Olive Hill is the record of a great achievement. It covers a century of progress where a small country village became an important industrial city that can boast of a larger payroll and more carload shipments than any town on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad between Lexington and Ashland.
Antonyms for (adjective) optimistic. Main entry: optimistic Definition: expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds Usage: in an optimistic mood; optimistic plans; took an optimistic view. Antonyms: pessimistic Definition: expecting the worst possible outcome. Antonyms: cheerless, depressing, uncheerful Definition: causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy Usage: the economic outlook is depressing; something cheerless about the room; a moody and uncheerful person; an uncheerful place.
The term derives from the Latin optimum, meaning best. Being optimistic, in the typical sense of the word, is defined as expecting the best possible outcome from any given situation. This is usually referred to in psychology as dispositional optimism. It thus reflects a belief that future conditions will work out for the best.