DREAMER Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

dreamer

noun

ˈdrē-mər

Definition of dreamer

as in romantic

one whose conduct is guided more by the image of perfection than by the real world a dreamer who believes that war doesn't have to be part of the human condition

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Recent Examples of dreamer For Rolling Stone’s Last Word column, Midler talked about the gigs, auditions, and storied feuds that took her from dreamer to entertainment legend. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2026 But even as Moon landings, space shuttles, and reusable rockets seized the headlines, Link, along with a stubborn handful of engineers, explorers, and flat-out dreamers, kept plumbing the ocean instead. — Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 2 July 2026 In a study testing this theory using 212 recurrent dream reports, 66% contained at least one threat and dreamers typically responded with defensive or evasive behavior. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026 Before her death in 1993, Mabel McKay — one of the last living dreamers of the Pomo Indian people — shared a prophecy while driving through the Sonoma hills. — Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for dreamer

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The versatility, the intelligence, the playmaking and that ineffable ability to win — the Frenchman was a basketball romantic’s dream.

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 June 2026
Now these two romantics, who remain at large, are being looked for by the Leicestershire Police.

— Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026

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But Veda is no idealist out to end wars or reject her parents’ materialism.

— Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
Independent bookselling, rarely a way to get rich, is a meeting ground for idealists — for young people with a sense of mission, retirees embarking on a new life or middle-aged people no longer satisfied with their careers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 May 2026

Definition of idealist

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