as in dreamer
one whose conduct is guided more by the image of perfection than by the real world
yet another short-lived utopian community that was the brainchild of a naive fantast
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Recent Examples of fantast
Last month, Deadline reported that Charli is also joining Julia Jackman’s period fantast 100 Nights of Hero.
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Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2024
Don't arraign the liars and fantasts who brought on the ruin that is the Iraq war.
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Charles P. Pierce,
Esquire,
13 Mar. 2013
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2024
Don't arraign the liars and fantasts who brought on the ruin that is the Iraq war.
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Charles P. Pierce,
Esquire,
13 Mar. 2013
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fantast
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Venice has always been a magnet for dreamers and creatives, but in the past few years, tensions have heightened as residents grapple with the effects of the sizable unhoused population in the area.
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In a study testing this theory using 212 recurrent dream reports, 66% contained at least one threat and dreamers typically responded with defensive or evasive behavior.
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Now these two romantics, who remain at large, are being looked for by the Leicestershire Police.
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In the bleak midwinter of 2022, the algorithm-allergic sporting director, an old romantic of football, took over Salernitana in dire straits.
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“Fantast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fantast. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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