optimistic

appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound

become

remain

extremely, highly, strongly, very

She felt extremely optimistic about her job interview and couldn't stop smiling all day.

excessively, hopelessly, incredibly, overly, ridiculously, unduly, wildly

Sarah was incredibly optimistic about getting the job despite having very little experience.

a bit, fairly, a little, quite, rather, reasonably, somewhat

basically, essentially, generally

She's generally optimistic about her chances of getting the job despite the tough competition.

cautiously, guardedly, quietly

Despite the challenges ahead, she remained quietly optimistic about her chances of getting the job.

cheerfully

about

She felt optimistic about the job interview after preparing for several weeks.