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
The dining room — lined with comfy booths and bedecked with Grandmillennial art — is a spectrum of stroller-pushers, youthful friend groups and silver-haired romantics.
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Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
The classic, romantic tragedy is a must-see for romantics.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Feb. 2026
On one of the first few evenings with temperatures above freezing in New York City, romantics have huddled up indoors at Same Same Bar on 9th Avenue.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026
They’re finished with single-stem gold rose decals, perfect for classic romantics.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 10 Feb. 2026
Learning to separate fantasy from reality can be uncomfortable, especially for hopeless romantics.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 6 Feb. 2026
The Japan romantics may be overlooking some clear drawbacks, however, including the 30 years of economic struggles that followed the bursting of a truly epic bubble in the 1990s.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
Even for the biggest romantics, Valentine's Day can come with a lot of pressure and expectations.
—Glamour, 28 Jan. 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, 23 Jan. 2026
Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
The classic, romantic tragedy is a must-see for romantics.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Feb. 2026
On one of the first few evenings with temperatures above freezing in New York City, romantics have huddled up indoors at Same Same Bar on 9th Avenue.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026
They’re finished with single-stem gold rose decals, perfect for classic romantics.
—Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 10 Feb. 2026
Learning to separate fantasy from reality can be uncomfortable, especially for hopeless romantics.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 6 Feb. 2026
The Japan romantics may be overlooking some clear drawbacks, however, including the 30 years of economic struggles that followed the bursting of a truly epic bubble in the 1990s.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
Even for the biggest romantics, Valentine's Day can come with a lot of pressure and expectations.
—Glamour, 28 Jan. 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, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for romantics
dreamers
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But the grandness of these dreams butts up against the precarity that their dreamers are facing.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026
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Then, dreamers believed Lindsey Vonn, skating with a torn ACL, could navigate the women’s downhill to the medal podium.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Romantics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/romantics. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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