All idealist synonyms
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I i noun idealist
- dreamer — a person who dreams.
- visionary — given to or characterized by fanciful, not presently workable, or unpractical ideas, views, or schemes: a visionary enthusiast.
- optimist — an optimistic person.
- romantic — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
- radical — of or going to the root or origin; fundamental: a radical difference.
- utopian — of, relating to, or resembling Utopia, an idealized imaginary island described in Sir Thomas More's Utopia (1516).
- stargazer — a person who stargazes, as an astronomer or astrologer.
- seer — a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- transcendentalist — transcendental character, thought, or language.
- romanticist — an adherent of romanticism in literature or art (contrasted with classicist).
- platonist — the philosophy or doctrines of Plato or his followers.
- theorise — to form a theory or theories.
- romancer — a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively): We knew it was a romance, so we were expecting a happy ending. Romance novels are popular escapist entertainment.
- enthusiast — A person who is highly interested in a particular activity or subject.
- escapist — Intended for or tending toward escape; especially, used to avoid, deny, or forget about reality, as through fantasy.
- perfectionist — a person who adheres to or believes in perfectionism.
- fundamentalist — an adherent of fundamentalism, a religious movement characterized by a strict belief in the literal interpretation of religious texts: radical fundamentalists.
- crusader — A crusader for a cause is someone who does a lot in support of it.
- zealot — a person who shows zeal.
- fanatic — a person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics.
adjective idealist
- ideological — of or relating to ideology.
- in the clouds — a visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the air, usually at an elevation above the earth's surface.