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starry-eyed

adjective

Synonyms and 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

Synonyms of starry-eyed

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

Words Related to starry-eyed

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-eyed

hardheaded, hard-nosed, tough-minded, unsentimental

practical, pragmatic (also pragmatical), realistic

Antonyms of starry-eyed

clear-eyed, clear-sighted

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