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Rhymes with optimistic

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Two-syllable rhymes

  • cystic — of, relating to, or resembling a cyst
  • mistic — A kind of small sailing vessel used in the Mediterranean, rigged partly like a xebec and partly like a felucca.
  • mystic — involving or characterized by esoteric, otherworldly, or symbolic practices or content, as certain religious ceremonies and art; spiritually significant; ethereal.

Three-syllable rhymes

  • artistic — Someone who is artistic is good at drawing or painting, or arranging things in a beautiful way.
  • atheistic — Atheistic means connected with or holding the belief that there is no God.
  • autistic — An autistic person suffers from autism.
  • ballistic — Ballistic means relating to ballistics.
  • heuristic — serving to indicate or point out; stimulating interest as a means of furthering investigation.
  • holistic — incorporating the concept of holism, or the idea that the whole is more than merely the sum of its parts, in theory or practice: holistic psychology.
  • linguistic — of or relating to linguistics.
  • logistic — of or relating to logistic.
  • pantheistic — the doctrine that God is the transcendent reality of which the material universe and human beings are only manifestations: it involves a denial of God's personality and expresses a tendency to identify God and nature.
  • patristic — of or relating to the fathers of the Christian church or their writings.
  • puristic — strict observance of or insistence on purity in language, style, etc.
  • sadistic — pertaining to or characterized by sadism; deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from extreme cruelty: a sadistic psychopath.
  • simplistic — characterized by extreme simplism; oversimplified: a simplistic notion of good and bad.
  • statistic — a numerical fact or datum, especially one computed from a sample.
  • stylistic — of or relating to style.

Four-or-more syllable rhymes

  • altruistic — If your behaviour or motives are altruistic, you show concern for the happiness and welfare of other people rather than for yourself.
  • antagonistic — If a person is antagonistic to someone or something, they show hatred or dislike towards them.
  • chauvinistic — If you describe someone as chauvinistic, you believe that they think their own country is more important and morally better than any other.
  • coloristic — having to do with color or the use of color
  • dualistic — of, relating to, or of the nature of dualism.
  • euphemistic — Using or of the nature of a euphemism.
  • fatalistic — the acceptance of all things and events as inevitable; submission to fate: Her fatalism helped her to face death with stoic calm.
  • feudalistic — the feudal system, or its principles and practices.
  • futuristic — of or relating to the future: a futuristic view of the world.
  • hedonistic — a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification.
  • hellenistic — pertaining to Hellenists.
  • humanistic — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
  • jingoistic — the spirit, policy, or practice of jingoes; bellicose chauvinism.
  • journalistic — of, relating to, or characteristic of journalists or journalism.
  • legalistic — strict adherence, or the principle of strict adherence, to law or prescription, especially to the letter rather than the spirit.
  • mechanistic — of or relating to the theory of mechanism or to mechanists.
  • moralistic — a person who teaches or inculcates morality.
  • narcissistic — having an undue fascination with oneself; vain.
  • novelistic — of, relating to, or characteristic of novels.
  • 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.
  • pluralistic — Philosophy. a theory that there is more than one basic substance or principle. Compare dualism (def 2), monism (def 1a). a theory that reality consists of two or more independent elements.
  • polytheistic — pertaining to, characterized by, or adhering to polytheism, the doctrine that there is more than one god or many gods: Science thrived in the polytheistic culture of ancient Greece.
  • pugilistic — a person who fights with the fists; a boxer, usually a professional.
  • realistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
  • socialistic — of or relating to socialists or socialism.
  • surrealistic — of, relating to, or characteristic of surrealism; surreal.
  • synergistic — pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling synergy: a synergistic effect.
  • terroristic — a person, usually a member of a group, who uses or advocates terrorism.
  • unrealistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
  • voyeuristic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a voyeur or of voyeurism.

Four-or-more syllable rhymes

  • anachronistic — You say that something is anachronistic when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned.
  • antiballistic — of or relating to defence against ballistic weapons
  • capitalistic — Capitalistic means supporting or based on the principles of capitalism.
  • characteristic — The characteristics of a person or thing are the qualities or features that belong to them and make them recognizable.
  • deterministic — Deterministic ideas or explanations are based on determinism.
  • idealistic — of or relating to idealism or idealists.
  • militaristic — a person imbued with militarism.
  • monopolistic — a person who has a monopoly.
  • nationalistic — a person devoted to nationalism.
  • naturalistic — imitating nature or the usual natural surroundings.
  • opportunistic — adhering to a policy of opportunism; practicing opportunism.
  • paternalistic — the system, principle, or practice of managing or governing individuals, businesses, nations, etc., in the manner of a father dealing benevolently and often intrusively with his children: The employees objected to the paternalism of the old president.
  • primitivistic — a recurrent theory or belief, as in philosophy or art, that the qualities of primitive or chronologically early cultures are superior to those of contemporary civilization.
  • propagandistic — a person involved in producing or spreading propaganda.
  • relativistic — of or relating to relativity or relativism.
  • ritualistic — adherence to or insistence on ritual.

Four-or-more syllable rhymes

  • expressionistic — Expressionist.
  • imperialistic — the policy of extending the rule or authority of an empire or nation over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies.
  • impressionistic — a person who follows or adheres to the theories, methods, and practices of impressionism, especially in the fields of painting, music, or literature.
  • materialistic — excessively concerned with physical comforts or the acquisition of wealth and material possessions, rather than with spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.
  • oligopolistic — the market condition that exists when there are few sellers, as a result of which they can greatly influence price and other market factors. Compare duopoly, monopoly (def 1).
  • sensationalistic — subject matter, language, or style producing or designed to produce startling or thrilling impressions or to excite and please vulgar taste.
  • uncharacteristic — Also, characteristical. pertaining to, constituting, or indicating the character or peculiar quality of a person or thing; typical; distinctive: Red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn.

Four-or-more syllable rhymes

  • individualistic — a person who shows great independence or individuality in thought or action.

Four-or-more syllable rhymes

  • primary sex characteristic — any of the body structures directly concerned in reproduction, as the testes, ovaries, and external genitalia.

Four-or-more syllable rhymes

  • secondary sex characteristic — any of a number of manifestations, as development of breasts or beard, muscularity, distribution of fat tissue, and change of pitch in voice, specific to each sex and incipient at puberty but not essential to reproduction.
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