as in romantic
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
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Recent Examples of idealistic
Bonding: The International Criminal Court is the most ambitious and idealistic — if deeply imperfect — version of an global judicial system to enforce human rights.
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Katrin Bennhold, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Venus is joining forces with Neptune, bringing an idealistic spin to your friendship circles and social life.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 2 May 2025
This is not to say that past presidents were necessarily more idealistic at their core (though Jimmy Carter probably was).
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 1 May 2025
In a stark break from Kant, idealistic principles are of no concern to Pragmatics as there are no metaphysics involved.
—Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Katrin Bennhold, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Venus is joining forces with Neptune, bringing an idealistic spin to your friendship circles and social life.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 2 May 2025
This is not to say that past presidents were necessarily more idealistic at their core (though Jimmy Carter probably was).
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 1 May 2025
In a stark break from Kant, idealistic principles are of no concern to Pragmatics as there are no metaphysics involved.
—Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for idealistic
Adjective
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Within weeks of Molly’s arrival in Ireland, her relationship with Jason evolved from professional to romantic.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
10 May 2025
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Smith, who was engaged to someone else, was in a romantic relationship with Brand more than 15 years ago.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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Real estate investments, including rental properties, (DSTs) with cash if a 1031 exchange is impractical, or real estate investment trusts (REITs), can produce regular income through rental payments.—
Fred Hubler,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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This highly contentious deal was criticized for being inhumane and impractical at the time.—
Frey Lindsay,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This, in turn, becomes logically reliant on the idealist paradigm of Consciousness as the fundamental lowest common denominator of reality.—
Carlo Tortora Brayda,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Labour leader Starmer, though, has taken a realist rather than an idealist approach to the president, putting Britain's foreign policy interests above the strong opposition to Trump in the rank and file of his own party.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Hanson sees the rise of dance pop in the US as reflective of utopian desires in the face of economic recession.—
Angelica Frey,
JSTOR Daily,
11 May 2025
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The Paris Climate Accord is a kind of utopian desire.—
A.D. Amorosi,
Variety,
7 May 2025
Adjective
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But the differing Indian and Pakistani reactions to the cease-fire announcement suggest this will be a quixotic task.—
Lisa Curtis,
Foreign Affairs,
13 May 2025
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And there’s not much to suggest the strategy goes much further than that, despite the administration’s quixotic and largely rhetorical fantasy of a bringing manufacturing back to the United States.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Idealistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idealistic. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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