Preposition: about

• prospect: The panel is pessimistic about the short term growth prospects for local food in the wholesaler channel.

• possibility: Appendix 3. More on Future Developments You may have noted that the writer is somewhat pessimistic about future possibilities for mankind.

• future: However, experts said they remained pessimistic about the future of coral reefs in the Caribbean.

• chance: Even with a mediator, I was pessimistic about the chances of the dispute being resolved.

Modifies a noun

• outlook: Only four percent had a very pessimistic or somewhat pessimistic outlook.

• forecast: Even the most pessimistic forecasts of global warming may now have to be drastically revised upwards.

• scenario: A more optimistic scenario Above, we have examined a relatively pessimistic scenario.

• prediction: A pessimistic prediction will see costs rise to 20 billion or the equivalent of 1.8 % of every UK citizen's salary by 2050.

• assumption: The AUT's calculations are based on generally pessimistic assumptions which would not apply to the vast majority of staff.

• conclusion: Science itself forced me to reach this pessimistic conclusion.

Modifying Another Word

• unduly: MET having been unduly pessimistic all week proved to be right on Saturday, with cloud never rising above 1000 ' .

• overly: This is not to take an overly pessimistic view.

• profoundly: The abundance of animal imagery, most of the negative or pejorative, express a profoundly pessimistic world view.

• deeply: Many commentators are deeply pessimistic, they see only chaos ahead.

• somewhat: I am somewhat pessimistic right now in wider political terms.

• rather: I think there were some others there who were rather pessimistic.

Used with adjective complement

• seem: THREE: POSSIBLE RESTRAINTS For many, this will seem wildly pessimistic.

• remain: Industry remains pessimistic about domestic road freight market growth Sector analysis FTA's analysis by market sector reveals mixed fortunes.

• feel: How do you cope at times when you are feeling pessimistic?

• become: Far from becoming more pessimistic, the spread of computer networks should now be making the American Left increasingly optimistic.