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2. call into question, bring into question, question, contest, dispute, debate, argue; take exception, demur, object, protest, disagree, dissent, differ.

opt, v. Usu.

opt for make a choice, choose, pick, select, single out, go for, lean toward; determine, de cide or decide on, make up one's mind.

optic, adj. 1. optical, visual, ocular, ophthalmic.
-n. 2. lens, eyepiece, Optics, ocular.
3. Informal, eye, orb, SI.

glim, SI.

peepers.

optimism, n. cheerful or bright or rosy outlook, Pol- lyannaism, looking on the bright side; cheerfulness, buoyancy, enthusiasm, radiance, sanguineness, sunniness, keeping one's sunny side up; high hopes, bright hopes, fond hopes, great expectations, happy expectancy, anticipation; hopefulness, hope, faith, trust, reliance; fool's paradise, Inf. pipe dream, looking for pie in the sky; assurance, confidence, certainty, conviction.

optimist, n. hoper, hopeful dreamer, daydreamer, romancer, romantic, Pollyanna, cockeyed optimist; castlebuilder, visionary, utopian, idealist, Candide, Pangloss; enthusiast, ball of fire.

optimistic, adj. 1. hopeful, expectant, full of hope, anticipative, looking forward to; assured, confident, bullish, assuring, reassuring; auspicious, favorable, propitious; promising, upbeat, looking up; encouraging, heartening, fortifying, vivifying.
2. idealistic, utopian, visionary; dreaming, dreamy, romantic, starry-eyed, castle-building, quixotic; unrealistic, impractical, impracticable, infeasible.
3. cheerful, cheery, full of cheer, sunny; blithe, blithesome, light-hearted, lightsome, buoyant, positive, upbeat, beamish; carefree, free and easy, breezy, airy, untroubled, happy-go-lucky; elated, jubilant, exhilarated, energetic, energized.

optimum, n. 1. finest, first, leading, top, foremost; strongest, most powerful, healthiest; acme, height, pinnacle, peak; paragon, nonpareil, flower, phoenix; ideal, model, exemplar.
2. prize, best, prime, choice, rarest, treasure, tidbit, elect, elite, pick, select, best part; gem, jewel, pearl, flower, cream of the crop, one in a thousand.

-adj. 3. optimal, best, most favorable; first-rate, first-class, prime, A-l, capital; Inf. champion, tiptop; consummate, perfect, excellent, ideal, sterling; prize, exceptional, singular; preferred, preferable, preferential; select, elect, singled out, chosen, hand-picked, elite, cream; superior, superlative, supreme, paramount; unique, extraordinary, unusual; unsurpassed, peerless, unexcelled.

option, n. 1. choice, alternative, Dial, druthers, possibility; answer, way out, solution; replacement, substitute, equivalent, surrogate, Plan B.
2. choosing, selection, adoption, acceptance, embracement, espousal, choice; election, co-option, cooptation; nomination, vote, voice; appointment, assignment, determination, commitment; judgment, opinion, discretion, volition, will, conclusion; discrimination, selectivity, differentiation.
3. pleasure, taste, preference, wish, desire; propensity, inclination, partiality, predisposition, predilection, prepossession.

optional, adj. voluntary, unforced, uncoerced, uncompelled, spontaneous, unprompted, unbidden, unasked for, unsolicited; discretionary, elective, open, Inf. up to you, volitional, volitionary, free, independent, not required.

opulence, n. 1. affluence, wealth, riches; fortune, plenty, bounty; prosperity, SI.

easy street, wealthiness; money, gold, capital, substance, property, resources, wherewithal.