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
Noun
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And then there is the dreamer artist and author who at 50 dropped everything and joined the Peace Corps.—
David Kravet,
Hartford Courant,
19 Jan. 2026
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From noirs to Hollywood rises (and falls) to neighborhood dreamers, Los Angeles is always ready for its close-up.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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The Muppets are romantics, after all.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
23 Jan. 2026
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This is a space for artists, dreamers, romantics, and those looking to step into a slice of old-world Paris.—
Madeline Weinfield,
Architectural Digest,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Fantast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fantast. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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