adj.
VERBS
▪ appear , be , feel , look , seem , sound
▪ become
▪ remain , stay
ADVERB
▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.
▪ highly
▪
He remained highly ~ that an agreement could be reached.
▪ excessively , hopelessly , incredibly , overly , unduly , wildly
▪
These estimates were wildly ~.
▪ a little , slightly , etc.
▪ reasonably
▪ generally
▪
a generally ~ view of the future
▪ cautiously , guardedly , quietly ( esp. AmE )
▪
I don't want to exaggerate our chances, but I'm cautiously ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ about
▪
He's very ~ about his chances.
Optimistic is used with these nouns: ↑ assessment , ↑ estimate , ↑ expectation , ↑ forecast , ↑ mood , ↑ note , ↑ outlook , ↑ picture , ↑ prediction , ↑ projection , ↑ scenario , ↑ view