antiromantic
- adjective
- /ˌæntiˈroʊmænˌtɪk/
- Literature
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antiromántico
- The critic described the novel as antiromantic because it avoided emotional exaggeration and idealized love.
Examples
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Many modern artists adopted an antiromantic style, focusing on everyday reality instead of imagination.
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Her antiromantic views were clear in her essays, which challenged the values of the Romantic poets.
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His antiromantic views shocked many.
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Don't be so antiromantic!
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The critic described the novel as antiromantic because it avoided emotional exaggeration and idealized love.
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Her antiromantic views were evident in her essays, which critiqued the values of the Romantic poets.
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Many modern artists embraced an antiromantic approach, emphasizing realism over sentimentality.
Synonyms
Art or music that does not follow the 19th-century style that shows strong emotion and imagination
Antonyms
- Literature
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Relating to the late 1700s and early 1800s art movement that valued emotion and nature
How Romantic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Antiromantic breaks into anti- 'against' and Romantic, which refers to the art movement that liked big feelings and imagination. So an antiromantic work is one that pushes back against that emotional, dreamy style and prefers plain, realistic expression.