IDEALIZER Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

idealizer

noun

as in dreamer

one whose conduct is guided more by the image of perfection than by the real world an idealizer, she thinks that any convicted criminal is capable of being redeemed by the love of a good woman

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Michele, who portrayed ambitious dreamer Rachel Berry for the entirety of the original series’ run, is reportedly set to return for the reboot.

— Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
The beautiful, sullen boy was an energetic dreamer who often longed for his mother.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026

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Sorry to all the hopeless romantics, but the answer is TAP-DANCED.

— Sean McGowan, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Upon arrival, the girls find a community of ravers and psychedelic rockers, romantics and orgiastics, shamans who serve as doctors, and poets who believe themselves to be prophets.

— Robert Rubsam, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026

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