Optimist and Scoffer

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Optimist

Optimist noun - A person disposed to take a favorable view of things.
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Synonyms for Optimist
Scoffer is an antonym for optimist.
Nearby Words: optimistic, optimism, optimistically, optimize, optimise

Scoffer

Scoffer noun - Someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision.
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Synonyms for Scoffer
Optimist is an antonym for scoffer in topics: skeptic, unbelieving, nonbeliever.
Nearby Words: scoff, scoffing, scoffed
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