Idealistic
Idealistic adjective - Having or marked by a tendency to be guided more by ideals than by reality.
Usage example: idealistic pacifists who thought that tyranny could be toppled by rational argument and mutual understanding
Quixotical and idealistic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Quixotical" instead an adjective "Idealistic".
Quixotical
Quixotical adjective - Having or marked by a tendency to be guided more by ideals than by reality.
Usage example: a quixotical attempt to bring live theater to a generation hooked on video games
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Synonyms for Quixotical
Idealistic and quixotical are semantically related. You can use "Idealistic" instead an adjective "Quixotical".
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Related pairs
- poetic and idealistic
- poetic and quixotical
- sentimental and idealistic
- sentimental and quixotical
- romantic and idealistic
- romantic and quixotical
- hopeful and idealistic
- hopeful and quixotical
- visionary and idealistic
- visionary and quixotical
- optimistic and idealistic
- optimistic and quixotical
- rosy and idealistic
- rosy and quixotical
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