SENTIMENTALIST Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

sentimentalist

noun

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as in idealist

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Recent Examples of sentimentalist That appeals to the sentimentalist in me. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2026

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Noun

But, as both an idealist and a pragmatist, she was drawn to the potential for science to solve difficult environmental problems.

— Katie Worth, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026
Witty, bitter, flamboyant, and emotionally grounded, the dialogue swings, delightfully, between intimate exchanges and grandiloquent soliloquies, capturing the vulnerability of idealists in the face of evil.

— Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of idealist

Noun

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

Definition of romantic

Noun

Harbach’s cast of strivers and dreamers included dazzling baseball shortstop Henry Skrimshander, his mentor Mike Schwartz, and Pella Affenlight, who made up a love triangle.

— Malcolm Forbes, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2026
Michele, who portrayed ambitious dreamer Rachel Berry for the entirety of the original series’ run, is reportedly set to return for the reboot.

— Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of dreamer

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The Minister of Culture at the time, Vladimir Medinsky, was a conservative ideologue.

— Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Women had long been leaders and chief ideologues in secular movements – such as in the Weather Underground in the United States, Italy’s Red Brigades, Germany’s Red Army Faction and the Basque separatist group ETA.

— Sara Harmouch, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of ideologue

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