romantic 1 of 2

adjective

rō-ˈman-tik How to pronounce romantic (audio)
Definition of romanticnext
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as in exotic
excitingly or mysteriously unusual she dreamed of meeting a tall, romantic stranger who would introduce her to a life of adventure

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as in impractical
having or marked by a tendency to be guided more by ideals than by reality a workshop intended to disabuse would-be innkeepers of the romantic notion that running a bed-and-breakfast is easy

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romantic

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noun

as in dreamer
one whose conduct is guided more by the image of perfection than by the real world she's a hopeless romantic who believes that her one true love is somewhere waiting to be found

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Recent Examples of romantic
Adjective
After years together, they got engaged in September 2025 when O’Connell popped the big question during a romantic sunset proposal. — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2026 In photos obtained by DeuxMoi, Eilish stunned in an olive-green evening gown with a romantic, off-the-shoulder design. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 30 Aug. 2026
Noun
An openly gay man in Catholic Italy as well as an old-school romantic, Visconti was cinema’s great poet of impossible loves. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 July 2026 The versatility, the intelligence, the playmaking and that ineffable ability to win — the Frenchman was a basketball romantic’s dream. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for romantic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for romantic
  1. exotic
  2. impractical
  3. dreamer
  4. strange
  5. idealistic
  6. marvelous
  7. utopian
  8. picturesque
Adjective
  • Its primary location, on Exchange Street, is its top-performing retail outlet in the US, but the smaller Drover location is where the team measures for custom boots in exotic skins and dozens of color combinations.
    — Christine Lennon, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026
  • With the exotic car market being higher than ever, many cars were sold at the RM Sotheby's Monterey auction for multimillion-dollar price tags.
    — Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of exotic
Adjective
  • Force majeure clauses excuse a party from performance when an unforeseeable external event like extreme weather or war makes performance impossible or impractical.
    — Ashlee Difuntorum, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • There is no justification for American deaths in the name of the unsustainable and impractical goal of total military dominance, let alone unnecessary wars of choice.
    — Alexander Langlois, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of impractical
Noun
  • San Francisco Playhouse is currently presenting the musical, helmed by company artistic director Bill English (with Phaedra Tillery-Boughton credited as associate director) and starring Ella Ruth Francis as the indefatigable dreamer Tracy Turnblad.
    — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of dreamer
Adjective
  • Some are quieter this year, some are almost ridiculous, but all of them share a strange sense of purpose.
    — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • His attempt to discover what he is supposed to be doing propels him through a succession of increasingly strange encounters, as his search for purpose becomes entangled with his desire for love, friendship and some kind of place in the world.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of strange
Adjective
  • After an idealistic youth and a subsequent nervous breakdown, our eldest Ramona, Ramona Jover, eventually finds strength in resignation to what a woman born in the 1800s can ever do or be.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Harper arrived at Bates College in Maine in 2020 as an idealistic new PhD in comparative literature, grateful for the tenure-track job that promised him that rarest of prizes these days — a career in the humanities.
    — Gary Rosen, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of idealistic
Adjective
  • As noted previously, this is a marvelous time to enjoy the great outdoors.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Of course those are only two of the marvelous local crops on offer at both Breezy Willow and at our two local farmers’ markets — Tiber Park in the historic district and the Miller Library.
    — Janet Kusterer, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of marvelous
Adjective
  • Fuller’s ideas are hard to summarize, but always seem to reach toward a utopian vision of escaping the drudgery of everyday life.
    — Christopher Cox, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Zuckerberg’s hope is that these developers will use that freedom to develop user-friendly apps and businesses that will eventually usher in utopian AI tech to the average person.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of utopian
Adjective
  • Together, the couple showcases a love blossoming in limited time in the picturesque backdrop of the island.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Rooms Located on a picturesque row of colorful Victorian homes, Hotel Albatross blends in seamlessly with the historic architecture of Ocean Grove.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of picturesque

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“Romantic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/romantic. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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