Synonyms of romantics

romantics

noun

plural of romantic

as in dreamers

one whose conduct is guided more by the image of perfection than by the real world

she's a hopeless romantic who believes that her one true love is somewhere waiting to be found

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dreamers
• romanticists
• idealists
• utopians
• visionaries
• ideologues
• sentimentalists
• Don Quixotes
• theorists
• idealizers
• optimists
• daydreamers
• fantasts
• reformers
• emotionalists
• Pollyannas
• perfectionists
• thinkers
• Micawbers
• fantasizers
• doctrinaires
• do-gooders
• woolgatherers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• realists
• pragmatists
• cynics
• pessimists
• defeatists
• empiricists
• hardnoses
• empirics

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of romantics

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

Many researchers and romantics alike believe this could be one of the earliest depictions of human affection. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Aug. 2026

Starring Callum Turner and Monica Barbaro, the rom-com follows two hopeless romantics who spark a connection on the one night of the year singles are legally allowed to have sex. — Jack Dunn, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026

Hopeless romantics everywhere adore a fairytale love story, especially if two celebrities are involved. — Adrianne Reece, InStyle, 28 July 2026

Now these two romantics, who remain at large, are being looked for by the Leicestershire Police. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026

This is a space for artists, dreamers, romantics, and those looking to step into a slice of old-world Paris. — Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 29 May 2026

But Venegas’ parents were artists above all — photographers specifically, a trade now plied by Yvonne — and as such, romantics at heart and in practice. — Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026