All defeatist synonyms
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D d noun defeatist
- pessimist — a person who habitually sees or anticipates the worst or is disposed to be gloomy.
- cynic — A cynic is someone who believes that people always act selfishly.
- worrier — to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.
- misanthrope — a comedy (1666) by Molière.
- complainer — A complainer is someone who complains a lot about their problems or about things they do not like.
- sourpuss — a person having a grouchy disposition that is often accompanied by a scowling facial expression.
- killjoy — a person who spoils the joy or pleasure of others; spoilsport.
- downer — Informal. a depressant or sedative drug, especially a barbiturate. a depressing experience, person, or situation.
- depreciate — If something such as a currency depreciates or if something depreciates it, it loses some of its original value.
- worrywart — a person who tends to worry habitually and often needlessly; pessimist; fussbudget.
- quitter — a person who quits or gives up easily, especially in the face of some difficulty, danger, etc.
- loser — a person, team, nation, etc., that loses: The visiting team was the loser in the series.
- fatalist — the acceptance of all things and events as inevitable; submission to fate: Her fatalism helped her to face death with stoic calm.
- cassandra — a daughter of Priam and Hecuba, endowed with the gift of prophecy but fated never to be believed
- doomsayer — a person who predicts impending misfortune or disaster.
- party pooper — a person who hasn't the interest or vitality to participate actively in a social party and whose mood, attitude, or personality lessens others' enjoyment; killjoy.
- crepehanger — a person who sees the gloomy side of things; pessimist.
adj defeatist
- negative — expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question.
- cheerless — Cheerless places or weather are dull and depressing.
- dejected — If you are dejected, you feel miserable or unhappy, especially because you have just been disappointed by something.
- dispirited — discouraged; dejected; disheartened; gloomy.
- gloomy — dark or dim; deeply shaded: gloomy skies.
- hopeless — providing no hope; beyond optimism or hope; desperate: a hopeless case of cancer.
- unhappy — sad; miserable; wretched: Why is she so unhappy?
- unhopeful — full of hope; expressing hope: His hopeful words stimulated optimism.
adjective defeatist
- pessimistic — pertaining to or characterized by pessimism or the tendency to expect only bad outcomes; gloomy; joyless; unhopeful: His pessimistic outlook kept him from applying for jobs for which he was perfectly qualified.
- fatalistic — the acceptance of all things and events as inevitable; submission to fate: Her fatalism helped her to face death with stoic calm.
- resigned — submissive or acquiescent.
- despondent — If you are despondent, you are very unhappy because you have been experiencing difficulties that you think you will not be able to overcome.
- despairing — marked by or resulting from despair; hopeless or desperate
- spineless — having no spines or quills.