Optimist and Scaremonger

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Optimist noun - A person disposed to take a favorable view of things.

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Scaremonger is an antonym for optimist.

Scaremonger noun - A person who spreads frightening rumors and stirs up trouble.

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Optimist is an antonym for scaremonger.

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Scaremonger and Optimist. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 12, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/optimist/scaremonger

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