optimistic
Collocations
10(adj.)
VERBS
appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound | become | remain
ADV
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
PREP
about
She felt optimistic about the job interview after preparing for several weeks.