DAYDREAMER Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

daydreamer

noun

Definition of daydreamer

as in dreamer

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Recent Examples of daydreamer John Beltran is Detroit techno’s foremost daydreamer. — Alex Robert Ross, Pitchfork, 13 Feb. 2026 The chronic daydreamer can easily identify with Catherine’s near-delusional longing for something to happen beyond the courtships and evenings around the pianoforte that seem to make up the better part of her future. — Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, based on James Thurber’s 1939 short story, starred Ben Stiller in the role of the daydreamer made famous by Danny Kaye in the 1947 Samuel Goldwyn original. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 30 Dec. 2025 As custom, the season will follow a brand new member of the Bridgerton family on their quest to find love, this time chronicling the charming and equally complex relationship between artsy daydreamer Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson) and pragmatic maid Sophie Baek (Yerin Ha). — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Dec. 2025

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Noun

Djrum himself might even approve of taking in the mix from a horizontal position; his set is designed more for the dreamer than for the raver.

— Ben Cardew, Pitchfork, 17 Oct. 2026
The youth of the country, along with some dreamers and fighters, were the ones pushing it forward little by little.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of dreamer

Noun

Morris was a wild-haired and bearded optimist with gentle eyes.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
Still, Crow—the ever-optimist, as her body of work proves—clings on to the glimmers of hope from leaders of the world who do show us the best parts of humanity.

— Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of optimist

Noun

Jeffrey Epstein is mentioned, as is Jimmy Kimmel, whose interview with this fresh-faced idealist was not allowed to air on ABC's airwaves.

— Philip Elliott, Time, 30 Sep. 2026
At its core, Dark Matter is a series about the folly and hubris of humankind, even when — nay, especially when — idealists have the power to achieve transformative change.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of idealist

Noun

Sorry to all the hopeless romantics, but the answer is TAP-DANCED.

— Sean McGowan, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Upon arrival, the girls find a community of ravers and psychedelic rockers, romantics and orgiastics, shamans who serve as doctors, and poets who believe themselves to be prophets.

— Robert Rubsam, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026

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