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starry
adjective
Synonyms and Antonyms of STARRY
1
of or relating to the stars <the starry light of the firmament on a clear night>
Related Words celestial, empyrean, heavenly; intergalactic, interstellar; astronomical (also astronomic), astrophysical; astronautic (or astronautical); starlike, star-spangled
2
having or marked by a tendency to be guided more by ideals than by reality <had the starry idea the Western military forces would waltz in there and put an end to rivalries that have been raging for hundreds of years>
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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