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starry

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of starry

1 of or relating to the stars

the starry light of the firmament on a clear night

Synonyms of starry

astral, star, stellar

Words Related to starry

celestial, empyrean, heavenly

intergalactic, interstellar

astronomical (also astronomic), astrophysical

astronautic (or astronautical)

starlike, star-spangled

2 having or marked by a tendency to be guided more by ideals than by reality

had the starry idea the Western military forces would waltz in there and put an end to rivalries that have been raging for hundreds of years

Synonyms of starry

idealist, idealistic, quixotic, quixotical, romantic, starry-eyed, utopian, visionary

Words Related to starry

impractical, unrealistic

crusading, messianic, zealous

dewy-eyed, moonstruck, moony, sentimental, tender-minded

hopeful, optimistic, Pollyannaish (also Pollyannish), rosy, upbeat

doctrinaire, ideological (also ideologic)

Near Antonyms of starry

hardheaded, hard-nosed, tough-minded, unsentimental

practical, pragmatic (also pragmatical), realistic

Antonyms of starry

clear-eyed, clear-sighted

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