idealist
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- noun
- /ˈaɪdiəˌlɪst/
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idealista
- Because I'm an idealist, I believe ideas matter, that the way people think about things really, really matters.
- realists and idealists
- romantic idealists
- idealist philosophy
Aren't you being a naive idealist pursuing such unrealistic goals?
- Aren't you being a naive idealist pursuing such unrealistic goals?
- Scratch any cynic and you will find a disappointed idealist.
- Their motives, they come across as these heroic idealists and these brilliant kind of technological thinkers.
- If you're talking to idealists and activists who want to do something, give them some marching orders about post November, how they can effect some change.
- And so for the idealist, the material patterns that we see playing playing out a part of the dream that the mind is dreaming.
Examples
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In Animal Farm, Snowball is the idealist who gets purged by the ruthless Napoleon.
Fiction book (2000) -
With our story in place, it now becomes possible to see how an idealist ought to describe the situation.
Academic text (2017) -
I needed to be sure that you were the same idealist... who worked for me 10 years ago.
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Rather than start from physical reality, the idealist will start from experience itself.
Academic text (2017) -
As a revolutionary idealist, I refuse to stomach such atrocities.
Fiction book (1996) -
All the moralists and idealists, Machiavelli teaches, have had their chance, and what have they produced?
Academic text (1996) -
The CSDP, in its platform, appealed to political idealists and those who favored socialism.
Academic text (1993) -
As an idealist, she always strives to improve society based on her strong values.
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The idealist believes that everyone has the potential to create a better world.
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Many consider him an idealist because he prioritizes principles over practical solutions.
Synonyms
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A person who imagines new things and cares more about ideas than practical plans
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A person who has ideas that are not realistic and will not work
A person with unrealistic ideas who tries to achieve them
Antonyms
How Idealistic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Idealist comes from ideal, which in turn comes from idea meaning 'an idea' or a 'perfect model'. So an idealist is someone who follows big ideas or perfect goals rather than by what is practical.