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.
—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.
—Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 13 Mar. 2013
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fantast
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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.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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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
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
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“Fantast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fantast. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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