optimistic

optimistic
adj.
VERBS
appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound
become
remain, stay
ADVERB
extremely, fairly, very, etc.
highly

He remained highly optimistic that an agreement could be reached.

excessively, hopelessly, incredibly, overly, unduly, wildly

These estimates were wildly optimistic.

a little, slightly, etc.
reasonably
generally

a generally optimistic view of the future

cautiously, guardedly, quietly (esp. AmE)

I don't want to exaggerate our chances, but I'm cautiously optimistic.

PREPOSITION
about

He's very optimistic about his chances.

Optimistic is used with these nouns: ↑assessment, ↑estimate, ↑expectation, ↑forecast, ↑mood, ↑note, ↑outlook, ↑picture, ↑prediction, ↑projection, ↑scenario, ↑view

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