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
Humanitarian workers—many idealistic and committed—fear that sounding the alarm will end operations altogether.
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
The Rainbow Tribe was ambitious, idealistic, loving, a bit half-baked, and far ahead of its time.
—Sonari Glinton, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
This is not an idealistic concept; there are programs in the U.S. that link food systems to human health.
—Alana Sandel, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Mark your calendars because this summer is about to get lit — especially as responsible Saturn, idealistic Neptune, and transformational Pluto alchemize with Uranus, bringing extreme makeovers to many aspects of our lives and to the world at large.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 4 July 2025
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
The Rainbow Tribe was ambitious, idealistic, loving, a bit half-baked, and far ahead of its time.
—Sonari Glinton, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
This is not an idealistic concept; there are programs in the U.S. that link food systems to human health.
—Alana Sandel, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Mark your calendars because this summer is about to get lit — especially as responsible Saturn, idealistic Neptune, and transformational Pluto alchemize with Uranus, bringing extreme makeovers to many aspects of our lives and to the world at large.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 4 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for idealistic
Adjective
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This book is perfect for lovers of romantic vibes and the world of dance!—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
14 Aug. 2025
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The song finds Lacy unfiltered about his romantic frustrations.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Researchers note that due to terrain and cost challenges, large-scale machines are often impractical, prompting research into compact, robotic pruning solutions.—
Jill Barth,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Because reaching 75 local prosecutors around the state on short notice was impractical, Moody opted to hear unopposed arguments from Southern Legacy of Life, formerly known as ARORA (Arkansas Regional Organ Recovery Agency), before issuing the temporary injunction.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Wish-casting a better result for a confrontation in a different place, Vindman suppresses how much and how often America antagonized Russia through its idealist actions, rather than realist inaction.—
Samuel Moyn,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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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
Adjective
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Rather than bringing us together into one utopian public square and fostering a healthy exchange of ideas, these platforms too often create filter bubbles or echo chambers.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 Aug. 2025
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In one scene, Branko, a ghost, walks passively across a border without being stopped – a utopian ideal in itself.—
Sonya Vseliubska,
Variety,
13 Aug. 2025
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The quixotic quarterback decision that sealed the end.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
30 July 2025
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My lab has been on a decade-long quixotic adventure to study awake infants with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), a form of brain imaging that can measure activity from regions deep in the brain such as the hippocampus.—
Nick Turk-Browne,
Scientific American,
28 July 2025
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“Idealistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idealistic. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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