as in romantics
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 dreamers
Dean in Blue Valentine and Luke in The Place Beyond the Pines are two of a kind, individualistic dreamers who step willingly into responsibility and love fully when allowed to, but can’t quite figure out the right way to provide.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
The property has drawn interest from developers, land flippers and fanciful dreamers for years, at one point inspiring a pitch to use the site to host reality TV entertainment, including music and cooking contests.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 20 Mar. 2026
The men and women under his employ were a rag-tag gang of dreamers and drifters, brought together by a love for adventure, a disdain for the society that had thrown their friends away in Vietnam, and a desire to spread the gospel of ganja.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
This is a region of builders and dreamers, and when this war ends, that ethos will remain.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Eric Magnuson’s fair gripe in The Atlantic last week pointed me to this hypnotic novella from one of our best fever dreamers.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
The steady flow of people and cash attracts dreamers and strivers with the promise of a good job and an affordable home.
—Jonathan J. Cooper, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Manufacturing scale will separate winners from dreamers.
—Ravin Gandhi, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
Such psychedelic experience is echoed in a local belief that the forest spirit appears to dreamers in the form of a tiger.
—Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
The property has drawn interest from developers, land flippers and fanciful dreamers for years, at one point inspiring a pitch to use the site to host reality TV entertainment, including music and cooking contests.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 20 Mar. 2026
The men and women under his employ were a rag-tag gang of dreamers and drifters, brought together by a love for adventure, a disdain for the society that had thrown their friends away in Vietnam, and a desire to spread the gospel of ganja.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
This is a region of builders and dreamers, and when this war ends, that ethos will remain.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Eric Magnuson’s fair gripe in The Atlantic last week pointed me to this hypnotic novella from one of our best fever dreamers.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
The steady flow of people and cash attracts dreamers and strivers with the promise of a good job and an affordable home.
—Jonathan J. Cooper, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Manufacturing scale will separate winners from dreamers.
—Ravin Gandhi, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
Such psychedelic experience is echoed in a local belief that the forest spirit appears to dreamers in the form of a tiger.
—Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dreamers
romantics
Noun
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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
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For the romantics who fall fast and get attached quickly, the early stages of dating are rarely casual—and can feel as if they’re designed to hurt.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Dreamers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dreamers. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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