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Utopian
| Main Entry: |
utopian
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | imaginary, ideal |
| Synonyms: | abstract, airy, ambitious, arcadian, chimerical, dream, fanciful, fantasy, grandiose, hopeful, idealist, idealistic, ideological, illusory, impossible, impractical, lofty, otherworldly, perfect, pie-in-the-sky, pretentious, quixotic, romantic, transcendental, unfeasible, visionary |
| Antonyms: | real |
| Main Entry: | ideal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | conceptual; impractical |
| Synonyms: | Utopian, abstract, chimerical, dreamlike, extravagant, fanciful, fictitious, high-flown, hypothetical, imaginary, in the clouds, intellectual, ivory-tower, mental, mercurial, notional, out-of-reach, quixotic, theoretical, transcendent, transcendental, unattainable, unearthly, unreal, visionary |
| Notes: | ideal means conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; idealistic means of or pertaining to idealists or their theories, pursuing perfection |
| Antonyms: | actual, common, material, practical, pragmatic |
| Main Entry: | idealist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who holds fancies in mind, who believes in perfection |
| Synonyms: | Platonist, dreamer, enthusiast, escapist, optimist, radical, romancer, romantic, romanticist, seer, stargazer, theorizer, transcendentalist, utopian, visionary |
| Antonyms: | pragmatist, realist |
| Main Entry: | idealistic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | visionary |
| Synonyms: | abstracted, chimerical, dreaming, idealized, impractical, optimistic, quixotic, radical, romantic, starry-eyed, unrealistic, utopian |
| Notes: | ideal means conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; idealistic means of or pertaining to idealists or their theories, pursuing perfection |
| Main Entry: | imaginative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | creative, inventive |
| Synonyms: | artistic, avant-garde, blue-sky, brain wave, breaking ground, clever, dreamy, enterprising, extravagant, fanciful, fantastic, fertile, fictive, high-flown, ingenious, inspired, offbeat, original, originative, pie-in-the-sky, poetic, poetical, productive, quixotic, romantic, utopian, visionary, vivid, way out, whimsical |
| Notes: | imaginary means not based on fact while imaginative means marked by independence and creativity in thought or action |
| Antonyms: | dull, uncreative, unimaginative, uninventive, unresourceful |
| Main Entry: | lofty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | grand, stately |
| Synonyms: | arresting, benevolent, big, chivalrous, commanding, considerate, dignified, distinguished, elevated, exalted, generous, great, illustrious, imposing, magnanimous, majestic, noble, renowned, striking, sublime, superb, superior, utopian, visionary |
| Antonyms: | below, beneath, humble, low, modest, unobtrusive |
| Main Entry: | optimistic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | believing positively |
| Synonyms: | Utopian, assured, bright, buoyant, cheerful, cheering, confident, encouraged, expectant, happy, high, hopeful, hoping, idealistic, keeping the faith, merry, on cloud nine, on top of world, positive, promising, ray of sunshine, rose-colored, rosy, sanguine, sunny*, trusting, upbeat |
| Notes: | hopeful means having or inspiring hope; optimistic means expecting the best |
| Antonyms: | dejected, depressed, doubtful, gloomy, hopeless, pessimistic, sorrowful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | perfect |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | flawless, superlative |
| Synonyms: | A-OK, absolute, accomplished, aces, adept, beyond compare, blameless, classical, consummate, crowning, culminating, defectless, excellent, excelling, experienced, expert, faultless, finished, foolproof, ideal, immaculate, impeccable, indefectible, matchless, out-of-this-world, paradisiac, paradisiacal, peerless, pure, skilled, skillful, sound, splendid, spotless, stainless, sublime, superb, supreme, ten, unblemished, unequaled, unmarred, untainted, untarnished, utopian |
| Antonyms: | flawed, imperfect, inferior, second-rate, unbroken |
| Main Entry: | platonic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | expressing nonphysical love |
| Synonyms: | Utopian, ideal, idealistic, intellectual, quixotic, spiritual, transcendent, visionary |
| Antonyms: | physical |
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