IDEALIZER Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

idealizer

noun

as in dreamer

one whose conduct is guided more by the image of perfection than by the real world an idealizer, she thinks that any convicted criminal is capable of being redeemed by the love of a good woman

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At a time when so many of us were trying our damnedest to avoid the draft, Oliver was an idealistic dreamer whose desire for adventure led him to enlist in the army.

— Michael Douglas, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
When veteran producers Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler offer him a check for $300,000, around $2 million today when adjusted for inflation, the young dreamer says no.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026

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Sorry to all the hopeless romantics, but the answer is TAP-DANCED.

— Sean McGowan, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Upon arrival, the girls find a community of ravers and psychedelic rockers, romantics and orgiastics, shamans who serve as doctors, and poets who believe themselves to be prophets.

— Robert Rubsam, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026

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