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

Doug Gibson, the novel’s closest thing to an idealist, is a pugilistic criminal-defense lawyer, the kind with ads on bus-stop benches.

— Peter C. Baker, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026
The campaign, which has highlighted divides over support for Israel, is a show for moderates against progressives, insiders against outsiders and pragmatists against idealists.

— Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of idealist

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Many researchers and romantics alike believe this could be one of the earliest depictions of human affection.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, 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

Definition of romantic

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Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen tells the story of Colette (Caruso), a witty young dreamer in 20th-century Paris, who finds her power through writing.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026
In each of those projects, Johnson created a role for himself, typically a clownish dreamer.

— Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of dreamer

Noun

America First ideologues, backed by the government in Washington, condemn Europe in pretty much the same terms that European reactionaries once used against the United States.

— Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Even after a string of recent victories in congressional primaries by members of the Democratic Socialists of America, national Democrats appear slow to recognize that ideologues on the left are attempting a hostile takeover of the party.

— James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026

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