DREAMERS Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

dreamers

noun

plural of dreamer

as in romantics

one whose conduct is guided more by the image of perfection than by the real world a dreamer who believes that war doesn't have to be part of the human condition

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Recent Examples of dreamers Dolly also opened doors for generations of singers, songwriters, musicians and dreamers from every walk of life and across every continent. — Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026 Dolly also opened doors for generations of singers, songwriters, musicians and dreamers from every walk of life, and across every continent. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 Dolly also opened doors for generations of singers, songwriters, musicians, and dreamers from every walk of life and across every continent. — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2026 Seaver reflected on the doors his aunt opened not only for her family, but for generations of singers, songwriters, musicians and dreamers around the world. — Holly Alvarado, Oc Register, 25 Aug. 2026 But those kinds of dreamers aren’t the customers FutureSports is looking for. — Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 According to Rouse, the album grew out of observations gathered while traveling, with its songs populated by drifters, dreamers and fleeting encounters that blur the line between fiction and autobiography. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 4 Aug. 2026 But in recent history, the Spanish national soccer team has repeatedly wrecked the plans of dreamers and screenwriters. — Filip Bondy, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026 But even as Moon landings, space shuttles, and reusable rockets seized the headlines, Link, along with a stubborn handful of engineers, explorers, and flat-out dreamers, kept plumbing the ocean instead. — Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 2 July 2026

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romantics

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Many researchers and romantics alike believe this could be one of the earliest depictions of human affection.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Aug. 2026
Starring Callum Turner and Monica Barbaro, the rom-com follows two hopeless romantics who spark a connection on the one night of the year singles are legally allowed to have sex.

— Jack Dunn, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026

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