FANTASIZER Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

fantasizer

noun

as in woolgatherer

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Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes’s 17th-century epic about a deluded knight, is frequently called the first modern novel.

— Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026
Smale joined Tring Park Performing Arts Classical Ballet Academy in 2021 and became a Royal Ballet Junior Associate in 2022, performing in productions of Cinderella, Don Quixote and The Winter’s Tale.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 June 2026

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John Beltran is Detroit techno’s foremost daydreamer.

— Alex Robert Ross, Pitchfork, 13 Feb. 2026
The chronic daydreamer can easily identify with Catherine’s near-delusional longing for something to happen beyond the courtships and evenings around the pianoforte that seem to make up the better part of her future.

— Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026

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Relative obscurity followed and, whatever success Baldini subsequently earned — such as promotion to Serie B with Pescara in 2024 — came as a kind of anti-establishment figure and diehard football romantic.

— James Horncastle, New York Times, 28 July 2026
Hopeless romantics everywhere adore a fairytale love story, especially if two celebrities are involved.

— Adrianne Reece, InStyle, 28 July 2026

Definition of romantic

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That gloom extends far beyond assessments of the current time period; the Post/Ipsos poll found that 59% of Americans doubt their family's ability to improve their standard of living, outnumbering optimists by nearly 20 points.

— Emily Guskin, ABC News, 29 July 2026
More than anything else, that team proved what a romantic optimist Keegan was, to dream of playing football like that in the second tier, and to be brave enough to deliver it, telling his players to go out and entertain the fans.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026

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