idealistic
adjective
ide·al·is·tic
(ˌ)ī-ˌdē-(ə-)ˈli-stik 
ˌī-dē-
2
a
: believing in ideals
idealistic activists
b
: not realistic or practical
a naïve and idealistic dreamer
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idealistic pacifists who thought that tyranny could be toppled by rational argument and mutual understanding
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Keep it practical instead of idealistic or overly influenced by outside opinions.
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Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 5 May 2026
The most idealistic former President was surely Jimmy Carter, whose projects ranged from building housing for the poor to battling to eradicate guinea-worm disease in Africa.
—Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Sula’s Astrid is a criminal psychologist, who’s sharp, funny and idealistic, and though a novice to the spy game, a natural.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 May 2026
This anger crackles around him like a smoldering fire, igniting and engulfing everyone from the workers on his farm, his meek sister Férula (Fernanda Castillo), to Clara and, eventually, to their daughter, Blanca (Sara Becker and later Fernanda Urrejola), Alba’s idealistic mother.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
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Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 5 May 2026
The most idealistic former President was surely Jimmy Carter, whose projects ranged from building housing for the poor to battling to eradicate guinea-worm disease in Africa.
—Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Sula’s Astrid is a criminal psychologist, who’s sharp, funny and idealistic, and though a novice to the spy game, a natural.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 May 2026
This anger crackles around him like a smoldering fire, igniting and engulfing everyone from the workers on his farm, his meek sister Férula (Fernanda Castillo), to Clara and, eventually, to their daughter, Blanca (Sara Becker and later Fernanda Urrejola), Alba’s idealistic mother.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Idealistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/idealistic. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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