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
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Recent Examples of romantics
And though the premise might sound eccentric, several of the hopeful romantics tell The Denver Post that the unique environment produces these unique outcomes.
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Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
Since then, the song has been yearned for by hopeless romantics on TikTok, with videos featuring the song racking up millions of views, similar to the ones Iris posted herself.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2025
Later, European romantics would use the word sublime to describe the sensation evoked by confrontation with the grandeur and terror of nature, its existential enormity.
—Greg Grandin
september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
This ancient practice has been a source of guidance and meaning for people from all walks of life, not just mystics and starry-eyed romantics.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
This book is the perfect read for hopeless romantics and for those who believe that love and healing have the power to transcend lifetimes.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 14 Aug. 2025
The Chance Encounters brand has struck a chord with readers and listeners, travelers and romantics.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
For instance, Paros is recommended for groups that want to party, Maldives is for the romantics, and Bali is for those who crave relaxation.
—Raquel Reichard, Refinery29, 6 Aug. 2025
And in neighborhoods with vast amounts of contiguous green space, agricultural romantics with dreams of country-like living within the big city are taking on ambitious farming and homesteading operations as if in a verdant Michigan farm town.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2024
Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
Since then, the song has been yearned for by hopeless romantics on TikTok, with videos featuring the song racking up millions of views, similar to the ones Iris posted herself.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2025
Later, European romantics would use the word sublime to describe the sensation evoked by confrontation with the grandeur and terror of nature, its existential enormity.
—Greg Grandin
september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
This ancient practice has been a source of guidance and meaning for people from all walks of life, not just mystics and starry-eyed romantics.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
This book is the perfect read for hopeless romantics and for those who believe that love and healing have the power to transcend lifetimes.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 14 Aug. 2025
The Chance Encounters brand has struck a chord with readers and listeners, travelers and romantics.
—Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
For instance, Paros is recommended for groups that want to party, Maldives is for the romantics, and Bali is for those who crave relaxation.
—Raquel Reichard, Refinery29, 6 Aug. 2025
And in neighborhoods with vast amounts of contiguous green space, agricultural romantics with dreams of country-like living within the big city are taking on ambitious farming and homesteading operations as if in a verdant Michigan farm town.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for romantics
dreamers
Noun
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The bubble-ists think that the Coreweave people are hopeless dreamers at best and shysters at worst.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
28 Sep. 2025
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From vengeful resurrections to satanic rituals, shoplifters waging war on capitalism to secret cults, shadow selves to harrowing births, these genre-defying films crown the Dolls as auteurs, protagonists, dreamers, and disruptors.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Romantics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/romantics. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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