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
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Recent Examples of dreamer
Linda becomes her husband’s unyielding defender as the tortured Biff — once the quintessential American boy — develops into a Knight of the Mirrors against his father’s Quixote, the adversary who tries to force the dreamer to encounter his own reflection.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
The once highly regarded and pricey hub for tech dreamers and fledgling startups has devolved from a breeding ground for ingenuity and innovation — a place of hope — to something closer to an American nightmare.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
And who could blame these romantic dreamers for wanting to cast aside the surly bonds of Earth to visit the pale beauty of our cratered satellite?
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 30 Mar. 2026
As depicted in the play, the Lehman family had its high achievers and its dreamers, its capitalists and its liberals.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
The once highly regarded and pricey hub for tech dreamers and fledgling startups has devolved from a breeding ground for ingenuity and innovation — a place of hope — to something closer to an American nightmare.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
And who could blame these romantic dreamers for wanting to cast aside the surly bonds of Earth to visit the pale beauty of our cratered satellite?
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 30 Mar. 2026
As depicted in the play, the Lehman family had its high achievers and its dreamers, its capitalists and its liberals.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreamer
Noun
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But the old romantic in us still tries.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
31 Mar. 2026
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And for the hopeless romantics among us, there’s confessions of love, yearning, and unlikely lovers.—
De Elizabeth,
Glamour,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Gorton skillfully depicts the grueling decades-long struggle of Sanger (the icon, in this telling) and Dennett (the idealist) to make birth control available and legal, as well as their interpersonal competition for power and influence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Mar. 2026
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While Sophie has a pragmatic approach to life, she’s complemented by Benedict, a dreamy idealist.—
Kat Moon,
Time,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Dreamer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreamer. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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