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quixotic
adjective
Synonyms and Antonyms of QUIXOTIC
having or marked by a tendency to be guided more by ideals than by reality <in this age of giant chain stores, any attempt at operating an independent bookstore must be regarded as quixotic>
Related Words impractical, unrealistic; crusading, messianic, zealous; dewy-eyed, moonstruck, moony, sentimental, tender-minded; hopeful, optimistic, Pollyannaish (also Pollyannish), rosy, upbeat; doctrinaire, ideological (also ideologic)
Near Antonyms hardheaded, hard-nosed, tough-minded, unsentimental; practical, pragmatic (also pragmatical), realistic
Antonyms clear-eyed, clear-sighted
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