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

But in recent history, the Spanish national soccer team has repeatedly wrecked the plans of dreamers and screenwriters. — Filip Bondy, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026

But even as Moon landings, space shuttles, and reusable rockets seized the headlines, Link, along with a stubborn handful of engineers, explorers, and flat-out dreamers, kept plumbing the ocean instead. — Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 2 July 2026

For Rolling Stone’s Last Word column, Midler talked about the gigs, auditions, and storied feuds that took her from dreamer to entertainment legend. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2026

For generations, Chicago has thrived because dreamers could make it here with little to their name and make something of themselves, and the bus is a prime way to do so. — Lena Guerrero Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026