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Synonyms & Antonyms of starry-eyed
having or marked by a tendency to be guided more by ideals than by reality
- the starry-eyed notion that international sports competitions actually help foster global harmony
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- hopeful,
- optimistic,
- Pollyannaish
- (also Pollyannish),
- rosy,
- upbeat
- doctrinaire,
- ideological
- (also ideologic)
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“Starry-eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/starry-eyed. Accessed 15 Jun. 2021.
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The first known use of starry-eyed was in 1824
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