Synonyms for idealism
aɪˈdi əˌlɪz əmide·al·ism

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1. idealismnoun

   Synonyms:
   philosophical idealism

   Antonyms:
   materialism

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1. idealismnoun

   (philosophy) the philosophical theory that ideas are the only reality

   Synonyms:
   high-mindedness, noble-mindedness

2. idealismnoun

   impracticality by virtue of thinking of things in their ideal form rather than as they really are

   Synonyms:
   high-mindedness, noble-mindedness

3. high-mindedness, idealism, noble-mindednessnoun

   elevated ideals or conduct; the quality of believing that ideals should be pursued

   Synonyms:
   high-mindedness, noble-mindedness

Matched Categories

1. • Impracticality
   • Nobility
   • Philosophical Doctrine
   • Philosophy

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1. List of paraphrases for "idealism":

   idealist, ideal

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1. Carl Gustav Jung:

   Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism.

2. Immanuel Kant, CRITIQUE OF PURE REASON:

   Criticism alone can sever the root of materialism, fatalism, atheism, free-thinking, fanaticism, and superstition, which can be injurious universally; as well as of idealism and skepticism, which are dangerous chiefly to the Schools, and hardly allow of being handed on to the public.

3. Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi:

   Post-World War idealism is giving way, slowly but surely, to a hardened, militaristic approach.

4. Karl Kraus:

   It is the style of idealism to console itself for the loss of something old with the ability to gape at something new.

5. Carl Jung:

   Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol, morphine or idealism.