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

Example Sentences

We have tried to be true to the best, most idealistic of American values.

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In a documentary, “Unafraid,” Xenarios and Anderson describe their younger selves as “angry, idealistic, progressive,” and they assembled a staff of like-minded women who saw their work as an integral part of the women’s movement.

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It’s revealed that his cynical nature stemmed from his days as an idealistic young pediatric surgeon whose patient was lost when an organ transplant intended for the child instead was given to another through favoritism.

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The Irish actor stars as an idealistic editor in chief of a Midwest newspaper that he’s trying to revive with the help of his ragtag staff.

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The report set the idealistic agenda that drove American achievement in science and technology — and the prosperity that followed.

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Related Words

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