WISHFUL THINKER Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the phrase wishful thinker. (close relations)
Definition of WISHFUL THINKER
Best Alternative Words for WISHFUL THINKER
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dreamer | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • someone who is dreaming • someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations • a person who escapes into a world of fantasy | ||||||||
daydreamer | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who indulges in idle or absentminded daydreaming | ||||||||
idealist | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations | ||||||||
optimist | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person disposed to take a favorable view of things | ||||||||
romantic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts noun • a soulful or amorous idealist • an artist of the Romantic Movement or someone influenced by Romanticism adjective satellite • expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance • not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic | ||||||||
visionary | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a person given to fanciful speculations and enthusiasms with little regard for what is actually possible • a person with unusual powers of foresight adjective satellite • not practical or realizable; speculative | ||||||||
fantasizer | nounn | |||||||
noun • Someone who indulges in fantasies | ||||||||
escapist | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a person who escapes into a world of fantasy |