defeatist

The word “defeatist” has 3 syllables: de-feat-ist

It's pronounced as /dɪˈfiːtɪst/

What is synonym and antonym for defeatist?

In the thesaurus, “defeatist” has 47 synonyms and 41 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for defeatist along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for defeatist

anti-utopian
bearish
bleak
cassandra
cheerless
comfortless
contrary
cynic
cynical
depressing
desolate
despairing
desperate
discouraging
disheartening
dismal
downbeat
dreary
fatalist
fatalistic
funereal
gloomy
grim
hardnose
hopeless
hostile
inauspicious
jeremiah
knocker
morose
naysayer
negative
nihilist
nihilistic
pessimist
pessimistic
pragmatist
realist
saturnine
sepulchral
somber
sombre
sullen
unlikely
unpromising
worrier
worrywart

Antonyms for defeatist

auspicious
bright
cheerful
cheering
cheery
chipper
comforting
don quixote
dreamer
encouraging
fair
fantast
favorable
golden
good
heartening
hopeful
idealist
idealizer
idealogue
ideologue
likely
optimist
optimistic
panglossian
pollyanna
pollyannaish
pollyannish
positive
promising
propitious
reassuring
romantic
romanticist
rose-colored
rosy
sentimentalist
sunny
upbeat
utopian
visionary

Meanings of defeatist

noun
1. Someone who advocates defeatism, or has such an attitude.
adjective
1. Of, or relating to defeatism.

Example Sentences

His constant defeatist attitude made it hard for the team to stay motivated.
Don’t be such a defeatist, there’s still a chance we can win.
The speech was criticized for its defeatist tone and lack of vision.
She fought against her own defeatist thoughts to keep going.
Adopting a defeatist mindset will only make things worse in the long run.

On this page you'll find 88 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to defeatist, such as: anti-utopian, auspicious, bearish, bleak, bright, cassandra, cheerful.

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