Vocabulary
Pessimistic
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
tending to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen.
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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The press reaction varied while many international headlines announced a failure of the talks, others were less pessimistic.Perhaps the headline, like beauty, lay in the eye of the beholder and her expectations.
Dawn Editorials —
It`s far from over
— 2026-04-14
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While both countries remained engaged in working-level talks in the Chinese city of Urumqi, analysts seemed pessimistic about any conclusive outcome.
Dawn Editorials —
Emerging dilemmas
— 2026-04-05
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But no matter how intellectually pessimistic we must be in the face of dark realities, we can retain a modicum of hope that such revolutionary horizons can still exist.
Dawn Editorials —
Revolution today
— 2026-01-02
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In fact, a pessimistic outlook would suggest that the names and labels of multilateral organisations are up for sale.
Dawn Editorials —
Unesco without US
— 2025-07-26
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While concluding on this pessimistic note, one feels compelled to point to an important provision of the Constitution regarding the fresh ECP appointments which doesn`t seem to have been followed in the past appointments.
Dawn Editorials —
CEC impasse
— 2025-04-06
Synonyms
gloomy, defeatist, negative, downbeat, cynical, gloom-ridden, bleak, dark, black, fatalistic,
Antonyms
optimistic, hopeful, cheerful
Curator example
“he was pessimistic about the prospects”
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