STARRY-EYED Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

starry-eyed

adjective

ˈstär-ē-ˌīd

Definition of starry-eyed

as in romantic

having or marked by a tendency to be guided more by ideals than by reality the starry-eyed notion that international sports competitions actually help foster global harmony

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Recent Examples of starry-eyed Even amid dismal ratings for the US government overall, views of NASA remain relatively starry-eyed. — Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2026 The entire action takes places on a Broadway stage where 17 actors, both starry-eyed newcomers and grizzled stage veterans, are auditioning for one of eight spots on a chorus line of an upcoming musical. — Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 18 May 2026 It had supposedly been made in the nineteen-forties, for an Italian countess or an English lady, then scrapped, and afterward either smuggled out of the workroom by a starry-eyed seamstress or, with the atelier head’s approval, given to one of the in-house models. — Han Ong, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026 On Tuesday night, as the NFL world reeled with the Maxx Crosby news and the NBA was starry-eyed at Bam Adebayo’s 83-point game, the rest of us were watching Team Italy embarrass the good ol’ US of A with an 8-6 win in the World Baseball Classic. — Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for starry-eyed

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Adjective

The author, 42, wore a summery floral midi dress with delicate sleeves and a romantic sweetheart neckline.

— Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
The braids appear to be tied off with thin, white rope and have a romantic, lived-in, casual quality—though not too casual to seem irrefutably stylish at a Paris couture show.

— Marci Robin, Allure, 6 July 2026

Definition of romantic

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Because large steel structures warp and expand under intense heat and magnetic forces, maintaining a tight seal between unjoined rings has previously been impractical.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026
That restriction makes Europe impractical for the traditional four- to six-month snowbird lifestyle many retirees prefer.

— Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of impractical

Adjective

Chan stars as idealistic rookie officer Shih-Ting, while veteran actor Cheng portrays Hou, a pragmatic policeman approaching retirement.

— Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 23 June 2026
The first stretch of the film centers on co-founder Ilya Sutskever (Yura Borisov), the idealistic scientific mind behind the company, before the boardroom power struggle takes over.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 21 June 2026

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