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IDEALIST Antonyms

There are 8 antonyms of the word idealist. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For IDEALIST

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cynic
nounn
noun

• someone who is critical of the motives of others

• a member of a group of ancient Greek philosophers who advocated the doctrine that virtue is the only good and that the essence of virtue is self-control

materialist
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• someone with great regard for material possessions

• someone who thinks that nothing exists but physical matter

nihilist
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• someone who rejects all theories of morality or religious belief

• an advocate of anarchism

nonbeliever
nounn
noun

• someone who refuses to believe (as in a divinity)

pessimist
nounn
noun

• a person who expects the worst

pragmatist
nounn
noun

• an adherent of philosophical pragmatism

• a person who takes a practical approach to problems and is concerned primarily with the success or failure of their actions

realist
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them

• a person who accepts the world as it literally is and deals with it accordingly

• a painter who represents the world realistically and not in an idealized or romantic style

skeptic
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs

Alternatives for CYNIC

Alternatives for NIHILIST

Alternatives for NONBELIEVER

Alternatives for PESSIMIST

Alternatives for PRAGMATIST

Alternatives for REALIST

Alternatives for SKEPTIC

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