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(aɪdiəlɪstɪk)
adjective
If you describe someone as idealistic, you mean that they have ideals, and base their behaviour on these ideals, even though this may be impractical.
Idealistic young people died for the cause.
Synonyms: perfectionist, romantic, optimistic, visionary More Synonyms of idealistic

idealistic in American English

(ˌaɪdiəˈlɪstɪk; aɪˌdiəˈlɪstɪk)
adjective
1. 
of or characteristic of an idealist
2. 
of, characterized by, or based on idealism
Derived forms
idealistically (ˌidealˈistically)
adverb

Examples of 'idealistic' in a sentence
idealistic

This may sound too idealistic, but you and a partner can take a major step toward it.
The Sun (2017)
We may agree about the practical importance of such claims but doubt their connection to idealistic views of science.
Yearley, Steven Science, Technology, and Social Change (1988)
He was cynical about people yet idealistic enough to think that politics could still change things for the better.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
But that is an idealistic view.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
She was born in America and had idealistic views.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In my opinion, the artist has a duty to maintain an idealistic view of the world.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
She is young and idealistic, with a naive belief that she can save the world.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
That may sound idealistic but it shouldn't be.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
These are not idealistic people, hungry for elections and free speech.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
And an idealistic young woman who dreams of raising goats can't afford to mend her barn roof.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
A lot of us have an idealistic view of the church.
Christianity Today (2000)
These new schools have been set up by idealistic people who are determined to giveparents the kind of choice that only the rich can currently afford.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The series follows idealistic teacher Will as he takes over a school's ailing music club.
The Sun (2010)
Then the boat from Blighty arrives, bearing a beautiful woman and an idealistic young illustrator.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Politics, aesthetics, literature were all preoccupations for these privileged and idealistic young people.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
As a young, idealistic socialist, he had decided against joining as an officer.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Police had been cracking down on dissidents, and the idealistic young Italian may not have realised the potential danger he was in.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A minority, of course, adopt a more idealistic view and have very different perspectives concerning social and political change.
Aiken, Nick Working with Teenagers (1994)
I was so young and idealistic and I wanted to change the world.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)

In other languages
idealistic

British English: idealistic ADJECTIVE
If you describe someone as idealistic, you mean that they have ideals, and base their behaviour on these ideals, even though this may be impractical.
Idealistic young people died for the cause.
  • American English: idealistic
  • Brazilian Portuguese: idealista
  • Chinese: 理想主义的
  • European Spanish: idealista
  • French: idéaliste
  • German: idealistisch
  • Italian: idealista
  • Japanese: 理想主義の
  • Korean: 이상주의의
  • European Portuguese: idealista
  • Latin American Spanish: idealista

(adjective) 
She was somewhat idealistic about the pleasures of motherhood.
Synonyms
perfectionist
romantic
He has a romantic view of rural society.
optimistic
Michael was in a jovial and optimistic mood.
visionary
His ideas were dismissed as mere visionary speculation.
Utopian
quixotic
She had a quixotic attitude towards life.
impracticable
starry-eyed
Opposites
practical
,
sensible
,
realistic
,
pragmatic
,
down-to-earth

Additional synonyms

in the sense of optimistic
Michael was in a jovial and optimistic mood.
Synonyms
hopeful,
positive,
confident,
encouraged,
can-do (informal),
bright,
assured,
cheerful,
rosy,
buoyant,
idealistic,
Utopian,
sanguine,
expectant,
looking on the bright side,
buoyed up,
disposed to take a favourable view,
seen through rose-coloured spectacles
in the sense of quixotic
Definition
unrealistically optimistic or chivalrous
She had a quixotic attitude towards life.
Synonyms
unrealistic,
idealistic,
romantic,
absurd,
imaginary,
visionary,
fanciful,
impractical,
dreamy,
Utopian,
impulsive,
fantastical,
impracticable,
chivalrous,
unworldly,
chimerical
in the sense of romantic
Definition
idealistic but impractical
He has a romantic view of rural society.
Synonyms
idealistic,
unrealistic,
visionary,
high-flown,
impractical,
dreamy,
utopian,
whimsical,
quixotic,
starry-eyed

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