idealistic
adjective
, ˌī-dē-\
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, ˌī-dē- \
adverb
Synonyms & Antonyms for idealistic
Synonyms
idealist, quixotic, quixotical, romantic, starry, starry-eyed, utopian, visionary
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So why the nugget? The idealistic might point out that U.S. farmers raised more than 9 billion chickens a year, much of them in factory farms. — Jonathan Kauffman, Los Angeles Times, "KFC and Beyond Meat are testing plant-based ‘chicken’ nuggets and wings," 28 Aug. 2019 Which is why the protests smack of both idealistic creativity and fatalistic desperation. — Matthew Continetti, National Review, "Help Hong Kong by Defending Taiwan," 24 Aug. 2019 The film, based on actual events, follows idealistic staffer Daniel J. Jones (Adam Driver) as he is tasked by Feinstein to lead an investigation of the CIA’s Detention and Interrogation Program, which was created in the aftermath of 9/11. — Chuck Barney, The Mercury News, "WATCH: Annette Bening as Dianne Feinstein in ‘The Report’ trailer," 22 Aug. 2019 As an idealistic civil engineering student at a university in Idah, Amadasu had been drawn to N.B.M.’s political zeal. — Sean Williams, Harper's magazine, "The Black Axe," 19 Aug. 2019 At the same time, an idealistic young woman with powers, Starlight (real name: Annie January), has just joined the ranks of The Seven, but the harsh reality of her coveted position doesn't quite match up to her dreams. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "Review: The Boys is the perfect therapy for chronic superhero fatigue," 9 Aug. 2019 As a group, the members of the national team are brash, idealistic, outspoken, thoughtful, disciplined, aware of their power and willing to use it, confident, and unapologetic. — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, "World Cup 2019: The U.S. Women’s Team Wins and Leaves the Stage as a New Kind of American Role Model," 7 July 2019 The head-clutching paradox is that 536 elected Washingtonians and endless phalanxes of well-meaning appointees such as yourself wring such hideously wretched results out of such idealistic intentions. — Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, "Welcome to the Machine," 26 July 2019 Meg Ryan—whose store is called The Shop Around the Corner—has a more idealistic view. — Sarah Todd, Quartz, "Barnes & Noble’s fate rests in the hands of a British indie bookstore owner," 21 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'idealistic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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