quixotical

adjective

Definition of quixoticalnext
as in romantic
having or marked by a tendency to be guided more by ideals than by reality a quixotical attempt to bring live theater to a generation hooked on video games

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quixotical
  1. romantic
  2. impractical
  3. quixotic
  4. idealistic
  5. ideological
Adjective
  • The two had a romantic relationship, according to federal prosecutors. Gratz, 26, of Circle Pines, pleaded guilty to the same charge in September 2022.
    Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 12 Nov. 2024
  • The film portrays the Mile End music scene that birthed artists like Mac DeMarco, Arcade Fire and Grimes, as Grace grapples with romantic obsession and finding her voice as a writer.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of romantic
Adjective
  • Outsourcing vendor management may also be impractical, as most services are designed and priced for large enterprises.
    Paul Blough, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • That same year, following Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, Saddam Hussein ordered an impractical (and unsuccessful) effort to quickly build a nuclear weapon.
    Uri Friedman, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of impractical
Adjective
  • In June 2020, the Small Arms Survey made a quixotic attempt to map the main alliances and rivalries among South Sudanese elites.
    Jason K. Stearns, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2022
  • Aromas of climbing in a sappy tree as a kid, of grassy hedgerows in France in spring, of maple syrup, molasses, malt balls, lapsang souchong tea and orange juice—a sort of quixotic brew of rounded but novel aromas characteristic of coloroful Cadillac wines.
    Tom Mullen, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
Definition of quixotic
Adjective
  • At their best, these leaders make up an idealistic safeguard against the rampant disinformation, foreign interference, and just base political nihilism that is clogging the conversations about whether the vote tallies this week can be trusted.
    Philip Elliott, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The past month in Lebanon, like the past year in Gaza, has demonstrated that Israel’s leaders have no idealistic pretensions about establishing a new political order in Lebanon or in the Strip.
    Mohanad Hage Ali, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of idealistic
Adjective
  • The contrast between Harris’s progressive tax agenda and Trump’s business-friendly policies illustrates a broader ideological divide in American politics.
    Darren T. Case, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Both then and now, the Republican party was undergoing an ideological reconfiguration, one which widened the gender gap.
    Elizabeth Rees / Made by History, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of ideological
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