UNIDEALISM Antonyms

• (philosophy) the philosophical theory that ideas are the only reality

• impracticality by virtue of thinking of things in their ideal form rather than as they really are

• elevated ideals or conduct; the quality of believing that ideals should be pursued

• a portrayal of something as ideal

• (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that splits something you are ambivalent about into two representations--one good and one bad

• something that exists only as an idea

• the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well

• a general disposition to expect the best in all things

• a disposition to feel that anything less than perfect is unacceptable

• the form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation)

• a quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation and dogmatic assertiveness

• the character of the positive electric pole

• a quality or state characterized by certainty or acceptance or affirmation and dogmatic assertiveness

• the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome

• an amount greater than zero

• the quality of being undeniable and not worth arguing about

• impractical romantic ideals and attitudes

• a movement in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization

• an exciting and mysterious quality (as of a heroic time or adventure)

• the political orientation of a Utopian who believes in impossibly idealistic schemes of social perfection