idealist

Definitions

A person who is guided more by ideals than by practical considerations.

A person who believes that reality is fundamentally mental or spiritual in nature.

Examples

As a lifelong idealist, she believed that every social problem could be solved through education and empathy.

He was often dismissed as a naive idealist for thinking that world peace could be achieved within a single generation.

Synonyms

visionary dreamer romantic utopian optimist idealogue transcendentalist

Antonyms

realist pragmatist cynic materialist skeptic pessimist utilitarian