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Collocations for optimism - noun

ADJECTIVE

considerable, great, tremendous
sunny
some
cautious, guarded
false, misplaced
Her optimism turned out to be misplaced.
naive
early, initial
By 1960, the initial optimism had evaporated.
renewed

… OF OPTIMISM

wave
The news caused a wave of optimism.
note
There was a note of optimism in his voice.

VERB + optimism

express
share
I find it hard to share his optimism.

optimism + VERB

prevail, reign
Despite the crisis, a cautious optimism reigned.
evaporate

PREPOSITION

with optimism
We can look to the future with considerable optimism.
optimism about, optimism over
The government expressed optimism about the success of the negotiations.
optimism among
renewed optimism among mortgage lenders
optimism for
great optimism for the future

PHRASES

cause for optimism, grounds for optimism, reason for optimism
There are now very real grounds for optimism.
full of optimism
When the 1970s began, we were still full of optimism.
a mood of optimism, a sense of optimism, a spirit of optimism

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