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

The upcoming Super Bowl will be on Valentine’s Day, meaning this is the one time that the romantics in your life will stop watching men crashing into each other. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2026

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