What is another word for idealist?
Pronunciation: [a͡ɪdˈi͡əlɪst] (IPA) 
An idealist is someone who believes in or pursues high or noble principles, often with an optimistic and idealistic viewpoint. Synonyms for idealist include dreamer, visionary, utopian, romantic, forward-thinker, optimist, and idealogist. Dreamer infers someone who has an imagination that can take them into their own reality. It is often used to describe someone who has a romantic outlook on life. A visionary is someone with a similarly imaginative mind but is often driven by the idea of creating a future. An optimist is one who always looks at the brighter side, regardless of the challenges, while a utopian tends to envision an ideal place or society that is hard to attain. An idealogist is someone passionately committed to an ideology or a set of principles.
