IDEALISTIC Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

idealistic

adjective

(ˌ)ī-ˌdē-(ə-)ˈli-stik

as in romantic

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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Recent Examples of idealistic This anger crackles around him like a smoldering fire, igniting and engulfing everyone from the workers on his farm, his meek sister Férula (Fernanda Castillo), to Clara and, eventually, to their daughter, Blanca (Sara Becker and later Fernanda Urrejola), Alba’s idealistic mother. —

Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026 Tom Steyer is too focused on bringing about idealistic policy outcomes to be sensitive to the worldly conditions that will make their implementation detrimental. —

Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 14 Apr. 2026 Sandra Oh’s Ji-Yoon Kim is frazzled, idealistic, and inclined to compromise as her stock rises at the university. —

Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026 Les' idealistic vision is to use this breakthrough for the good of humanity. —

Sarah Rodman, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for idealistic

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While walking the carpet, which marked a fun outing for the longtime married couple and music collaborators, Chris showed his romantic affection towards his wife of nearly 20 years.

— Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
This is complicity spurred on by a certain kind of Western readers desire to maintain their romantic image of Russia’s past without having to engage critical with Russia’s present.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026