sentimentalists

Definition of sentimentalistsnext
plural of sentimentalist

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sentimentalists
Noun
  • Even for the biggest romantics, Valentine's Day can come with a lot of pressure and expectations.
    Glamour, Glamour, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The Muppets are romantics, after all.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • At least there were idealists who dreamed such fancies, and their dreams were the pretext for creating this nation.
    Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025
  • Some idealists set out to build a new community from scratch.
    Big Think, Big Think, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The playwright understood something about the economic reasoning of such an innovation, however, for if the futurists and techno-utopians once imagined that machines would do all of our dreary work to free us to be artists, writers, and musicians, the opposite is now the case.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Techno-utopians point out that, historically, advancements have led to the explosion of huge new business sectors and jobs.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Not seeing us at all — as parents, neighbors, teachers, leads, lovers, screw‑ups, dreamers — damages us.
    Gloria Calderon Kellett, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Positive, resilient, adventurous, empathetic dreamers both!
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Safe seats reward ideologues, marginalize moderate voices, and intensify polarization.
    Duncan Hosie, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
  • At that time, millions of Iraqis joined the protests and demanded the downfall of a corrupt political system midwifed by Beltway hawks and neoconservative ideologues, which has ended up beholden to the mullahs of Iran.
    Nabil Salih, Time, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Sentimentalists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sentimentalists. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.

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