The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ROSY which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2024.
Optimistic crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ROSY | 71 % | 4 |
| UPBEAT | 10 % | 6 |
| ROSEATE | 6 % | 7 |
| SUNNY | 4 % | 5 |
| ROSECOLORED | 2 % | 11 |
| SANGUINE | 2 % | 8 |
| CHEERY | 1 % | 6 |
| HOPEFUL | 1 % | 7 |
| BULLISH | 0 % | 7 |
| CHEERFUL | 0 % | 8 |
| POSITIVE | 0 % | 8 |
| KEEPINGONESCHINUP | 0 % | 17 |
| ROSETINTED | 0 % | 10 |
| HOPING | 0 % | 6 |
| PIEINTHESKY | 0 % | 11 |
| DEWYEYED | 0 % | 8 |
Why may ROSY be the right solution?
"Rosy" is the right answer because it is a synonym for optimistic, meaning hopeful or positive in outlook.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Optimistic
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- starry-eyed
- pollyannaish
- positive
- cheerful
- affirmative
- bullish
- upbeat
- sanguine
- rose-colored
- rosy
- hopeful
- confidence
Crossword Answer definitions
ROSY adjective- Rose-coloured.
- Resembling rose, as in scent of perfume.
- Optimistic.
- Tea
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ROSY
- Like some cheeks
- Optimistic
- Cheerful
- Like cold cheeks
- Upbeat
- Pollyannaish
- Looking up
- Promising
- Like a bright outlook
- Upbeat in outlook
More clues leading to the result UPBEAT
- Optimistic
- Lively and happy
- Cheerful
- Cheery
- Sunny
- In a good mood
- In high spirits
- Happy
- Musical measure.
- End of a measure in music.
More clues leading to the result ROSEATE
- Looking on the bright side
- ___ spoonbill
- Purplish pink
- Overly optimistic
- Optimistic
- Optimistic and then some
- Promising
- Pleasing.
- Optimistic.
- Reddish.
More clues leading to the result SUNNY
- Optimistic
- Cheerful
- Bright and cheerful
- Like some dispositions
- Far from dreary
- Bright
- ___-side up
- Weather forecast
- Nice out
- Favorable forecast
More clues leading to the result ROSECOLORED
More clues leading to the result SANGUINE
- Ruddy, as a complexion
- Optimistic
- Cheerfully optimistic
- Beamish
- Cheerful
- Optimistic.
- Ruddy or confident
- Blood-red
More clues leading to the result CHEERY
- In good spirits
- Upbeat
- Festive
- Enlivening
- Heartening
- All smiles
- Opposite of blue
- Optimistic
- Bright and gay.
- Gay.
More clues leading to the result HOPEFUL
More clues leading to the result BULLISH
More clues leading to the result CHEERFUL
- Showing good spirits
- Happy as a lark
- In good spirits
- Upbeat
- High-spirited
- Blithe.
- In good spirits.
- Bright.
- Blithe
- Pollyannaish
More clues leading to the result POSITIVE
- Greater than zero
- Word (suggested by the black shape in this grid's center) that can precede the answers to starred clues
- Certain
- Type of charge
- Categorical
- One of two signs in this puzzle
- It's accentuated in song.
- Confident.
- Incontestable
- Confident
More clues leading to the result KEEPINGONESCHINUP
More clues leading to the result ROSETINTED
More clues leading to the result HOPING
- With fingers crossed
- Wishful
- Being optimistic
- Expressing optimism
- Showing faith
- Wishing earnestly
- Optimistic
- Trusting.
- Expectant.
- Having expectancies
More clues leading to the result PIEINTHESKY
- Utopia
- Promise of a future reward
- Heavenly Spanish foot?
- Illusory promise
- Illusory prospect of future benefits
- Promise one can't count on
- Like overly optimistic projections
- Unrealistic aspiration
- Pipe dream
- Dubious expectation of benefits