Optimistic and Plangent

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Optimistic adjective - Having qualities which inspire hope.

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Plangent is an antonym for optimistic.

Plangent adjective - Expressing or suggesting mourning.

Usage example: a plangent, haunting song about a long-ago love

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Optimistic is an antonym for plangent.

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Plangent and Optimistic. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/optimistic/plangent

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