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pessimist vs skeptic
skeptic vs pessimist
pessimist
and
skeptic
both are
nouns
.
Word
Noun
Adjective
Verb
Adverb
pessimist
Yes
No
No
No
skeptic
Yes
No
No
No
As nouns,
skeptic
is a hypernym of
pessimist
; that is,
skeptic
is a word with a broader meaning than
pessimist
:
pessimist
: a person who expects the worst
skeptic
: someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs
Other hypernyms of pessimist include
doubter
,
sceptic
.
pessimist (noun)
skeptic (noun)
a person who expects the worst
someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs
Words related to "
pessimist
"
defeatist
doubter
negativist
optimist
pessimism
sceptic
skeptic
Words related to "
skeptic
"
American spelling
doubter
doubting Thomas
intellect
intellectual
pessimist
sceptic
skeptical
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