Optimistic and Sombre

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Optimistic

Optimistic adjective - Having qualities which inspire hope.
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Sombre is an antonym for optimistic.
Nearby Words: optimism, optimistically, optimize, optimist, optimise

Sombre

Sombre adjective - Grave or even gloomy in character.
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Optimistic is an antonym for sombre in topics: dark, hopeless.
Nearby Words: somber, sombrely
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  • Sung by Procol Harum's Gary Brooker, it's cautiously optimistic as opposed to Rush's song, but it's played at a more sombre tempo, perhaps foreshadowing that the long awaited fame might not be all it's cracked up to be.
    Source: Rockstar Song
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