quixotical

adjective

Definition of quixoticalnext
as in romantic
having or marked by a tendency to be guided more by ideals than by reality a quixotical attempt to bring live theater to a generation hooked on video games

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quixotical
  1. romantic
  2. impractical
  3. quixotic
  4. idealistic
  5. ideological
Adjective
  • Madison is flawless in these closing scenes: stunned, heartbroken, unable to respond to the tentative romantic gestures of a Russian henchman who's taken a shine to her.
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The style of the home was Italian Villa, an informal, romantic style.
    Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of romantic
Adjective
  • Trying to dampen political polarization in the news and on social media would be an obvious approach—although an impractical one, the two say, given how polarization has marketplace benefits in boosting audience sizes, engagement and political donations.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Consultants have traditionally filled this gap by providing impartial assessments, yet external advisors may miss crucial insights into a company’s products, culture or internal processes, leading to high-cost, impractical recommendations.
    Glen Robinson, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of impractical
Adjective
  • There are the holidays, there is the cooler weather, there are the end-of-year lists, the quixotic New Year's resolutions, all manner of things.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Bush launched a quixotic attempt to privatize America's most popular entitlement program.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of quixotic
Adjective
  • For an hour, Dudamel was their president, and these courageous kids showed us what an idealistic society feels like.
    Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
  • However, their idealistic nature can sometimes lead to disappointment if reality doesn’t align with their expectations.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of idealistic
Adjective
  • Here, storytelling is used not as a tool to persuade someone to come around to your beliefs, but as a way of building trust in a relationship even when there are ideological differences.
    Esther K. Choy, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Despite clear ideological differences between Trump and former Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a leftist, the two leaders managed to forge a relationship that was transactional and ultimately respectful.
    Brian Winter, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of ideological
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