idealist
noun
, ˈī-(ˌ)dē-\
Definition of idealist
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idealist
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Synonyms & Antonyms for idealist
Synonyms: Noun
Don Quixote, dreamer, fantast, idealizer, ideologue (also idealogue), romantic, romanticist, utopian, visionary
Synonyms: Adjective
idealistic, quixotic, quixotical, romantic, starry, starry-eyed, utopian, visionary
Antonyms: Noun
Antonyms: Adjective
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Examples of idealist in a Sentence
Noun
an idealist sees the best in everyone, regardless of how they behaveAdjective
an idealist attempt to make a go of a mom-and-pop hardware store on Main StreetRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
That’s a brash title considering the bookish temperament of the story, which follows a group of bright young political idealists in a story peppered with references to 17th-century British literature. — Mark Athitakis, Washington Post, "Surveillance, hacking, government overreach: ‘Overthrow’ tackles modern fears," 23 Aug. 2019 But Zoabi is both clear-eyed and an idealist, which makes the comedy interesting. — Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, "‘Tel Aviv on Fire’ review: Playing an Israeli/Palestinian soap opera for laughs," 29 July 2019 Varvara is one of Marina’s best friends from school, an idealist and a dedicated Bolshevik, who becomes a Cheka officer in the early years of the Revolution. — Denise Davidsonwriter, San Diego Union-Tribune, "‘Chimes of a Lost Cathedral’ echo sounds of Russian past, present," 28 July 2019 Among his other Yale students were a pair of ambitious idealists named Bill and Hillary Clinton. — Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, "Law professor Charles Reich, author of ‘Greening of America,’ dies at 91," 5 July 2019 Sophie Taeuber-Arp, the abstract artist who died in 1943 at the age of fifty-three, was the most exquisitely chastened of all the idealists of her generation. — Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books, "A Master of Mute Forms," 7 Mar. 2019 Ward, originally from Brooklyn, is an idealist who wants to end the corruption in Boston. — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, "‘City on a Hill’ isn’t exactly a Boston version of ‘The Wire,’ but it has potential," 12 June 2019 But Leys was no idealist in seeing the party as already dead. — Ian Johnson, The New York Review of Books, "China’s ‘Black Week-end’," 17 June 2019 But then the Warriors, as an organization, have the idealist gene. — Gary Peterson, The Mercury News, "Classy Warriors go old school to congratulate Raptors on NBA championship," 17 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'idealist.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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