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 But the flip-flop may be motivated by a less idealistic purpose. —

Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2025 The series takes the indelible line about the great responsibility that comes with great power and uses it to compare Spider-Man’s idealistic Boy Scout altruism to the goals of other characters who are good guys in their own minds, if not within the moral rubric of the show. —

Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025 To accomplish these goals, Peter had to bend his principles, including lying to Noor, an idealistic young staffer at the Iranian UN mission, about the fate of her brother and allying with a shady businessman, Jacob Monroe. —

Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025 To counter such worries, President Roosevelt exerted tremendous effort to make the canal project an idealistic symbol of U.S. global power. —

Julie Greene / Made By History, TIME, 22 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for idealistic

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Less than two years after making Memory, in which Jessica Chastain falls for a man with galloping dementia, Mexican director Michel Franco has once again set her on a romantic obstacle course in which nothing, including her own moral compass, runs smoothly.

— Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2025
But anybody who's ever been in a relationship or been torn between potential significant others can relate to the romantic travails of British singleton Bridget Jones.

— Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025