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quixotical

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of quixotical

having or marked by a tendency to be guided more by ideals than by reality

a quixotical attempt to bring live theater to a generation hooked on video games

Synonyms of quixotical

idealist, idealistic, quixotic, romantic, starry, starry-eyed, utopian, visionary

Words Related to quixotical

impractical, unrealistic

crusading, messianic, zealous

dewy-eyed, moonstruck, moony, sentimental, tender-minded

hopeful, optimistic, Pollyannaish (also Pollyannish), rosy, upbeat

doctrinaire, ideological (also ideologic)

Near Antonyms of quixotical

hardheaded, hard-nosed, tough-minded, unsentimental

practical, pragmatic (also pragmatical), realistic

Antonyms of quixotical

clear-eyed, clear-sighted

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