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having or marked by a tendency to be guided more by ideals than by reality
idealistic pacifists who thought that tyranny could be toppled by rational argument and mutual understanding
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Dee Blum is an idealistic student who drops out of college to lead eco-tours in Costa Rica, much to her family’s disapproval.
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Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
Third are people who are idealistic, but not ambitious.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Indeed, one of the feminist movement’s most radical and idealistic intellectual branches, a 1970s campaign called Wages for Housework, advocated for policies that, if ever implemented, genuinely might set off a baby boom.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 23 May 2025
The song is about a disaffected veteran, but Reagan called it hopeful and idealistic.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 21 May 2025
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Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
Third are people who are idealistic, but not ambitious.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Indeed, one of the feminist movement’s most radical and idealistic intellectual branches, a 1970s campaign called Wages for Housework, advocated for policies that, if ever implemented, genuinely might set off a baby boom.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 23 May 2025
The song is about a disaffected veteran, but Reagan called it hopeful and idealistic.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for idealistic
Adjective
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Last season, Savchenko hit the dance floor with Brooks Nader and the two kicked off an on-again-off-again romantic relationship that ended in April with the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model claiming Savchenko had cheated.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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The dating competition, based on the popular UK series of the same name, follows a group of singles – aka islanders – looking for romantic connections and a chance to win a hefty cash prize.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
Adjective
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Study co-author and archaeological scientist Katerina Douka explains that this technique can be used to sort through large numbers of fragments in a way that is impractical for other methods such as DNA sequencing.—
Tom Hawking,
Popular Science,
5 June 2025
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One such model is the external control arm (ECA), which leverages real-world data (RWD) to supplement or replace control groups, especially when enrolling patients in placebo arms is impractical or ethically complex.—
Sujay Jadhav,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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This, in turn, becomes logically reliant on the idealist paradigm of Consciousness as the fundamental lowest common denominator of reality.—
Carlo Tortora Brayda,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Labour leader Starmer, though, has taken a realist rather than an idealist approach to the president, putting Britain's foreign policy interests above the strong opposition to Trump in the rank and file of his own party.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Powerful Silicon Valley leaders are prioritizing their utopian vision of the future over the concerns of people in the present.—
John Kaag,
The Atlantic,
28 May 2025
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Yet the overall focus is on the utopian community orbiting around the intense figurehead.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
19 May 2025
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Now, he’s evolved into full-time daddy mode, setting off into a quixotic journey to the club in the big city.—
Vita Dadoo,
Rolling Stone,
15 May 2025
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Editors’ Picks More U.S. political news: A damning new book about Joe Biden depicts an aging president surrounded by family and aides who enabled his quixotic resolve to run for a second term.—
Natasha Frost,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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“Idealistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idealistic. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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