Pessimistic and Tendentious

Pessimistic

Pessimistic adjective - Emphasizing or expecting the worst.

Tendentious and pessimistic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tendentious" instead an adjective "Pessimistic".

Nearby Words: pessimism, pessimist

Tendentious

Tendentious adjective - Having or marked by a strong tendency especially a controversial one.
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Pessimistic and tendentious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pessimistic" instead an adjective "Tendentious".
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