Synonyms of dreamer

dreamer

noun

ˈdrē-mər 

as in romantic

one whose conduct is guided more by the image of perfection than by the real world

a dreamer who believes that war doesn't have to be part of the human condition

Synonyms & Similar Words

• romantic
• idealist
• idealizer
• optimist
• romanticist
• visionary
• theorist
• Don Quixote
• daydreamer
• ideologue
• utopian
• reformer
• fantast
• sentimentalist
• Pollyanna
• perfectionist
• emotionalist
• thinker
• Micawber
• fantasizer
• do-gooder
• woolgatherer
• doctrinaire

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• realist
• pragmatist
• cynic
• pessimist
• defeatist
• empiricist
• hardnose
• empiric

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dreamer

Dolly also opened doors for generations of singers, songwriters, musicians and dreamers from every walk of life, and across every continent. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Dolly also opened doors for generations of singers, songwriters, musicians, and dreamers from every walk of life and across every continent. — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2026

Seaver reflected on the doors his aunt opened not only for her family, but for generations of singers, songwriters, musicians and dreamers around the world. — Holly Alvarado, Oc Register, 25 Aug. 2026

But those kinds of dreamers aren’t the customers FutureSports is looking for. — Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026