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Synonyms & Antonyms of idealistic
having or marked by a tendency to be guided more by ideals than by reality
- idealistic pacifists who thought that tyranny could be toppled by rational argument and mutual understanding
Synonyms for idealistic
Words Related to idealistic
- hopeful,
- optimistic,
- Pollyannaish
- (also Pollyannish),
- rosy,
- upbeat
- doctrinaire,
- ideological
- (also ideologic)
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The first known use of idealistic was in 1824
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