idealistic

Also i·de·al·is·ti·cal

[ahy-dee-uh-lis-tik, ahy-dee-uh-]

adjective

1. of or relating to idealism or idealists.

Other Word Forms

• idealistically adverb
• anti-idealistic adjective
• anti-idealistically adverb
• hyperidealistic adjective
• hyperidealistically adverb
• nonidealistic adjective
• nonidealistically adverb
• overidealistic adjective
• quasi-idealistic adjective
• quasi-idealistically adverb
• unidealistic adjective
• unidealistically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of idealistic¹

First recorded in 1820–30; idealist + -ic

Related Words

• idealized www.thesaurus.com
• optimistic 
• radical 
• romantic 
• utopian