IDEALIST Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For IDEALIST
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
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| cynic | noun n | |||||
noun • someone who is critical of the motives of others • a member of a group of ancient Greek philosophers who advocated the doctrine that virtue is the only good and that the essence of virtue is self-control | ||||||
| materialist | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • someone with great regard for material possessions • someone who thinks that nothing exists but physical matter | ||||||
| nihilist | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • someone who rejects all theories of morality or religious belief • an advocate of anarchism | ||||||
| nonbeliever | noun n | |||||
noun • someone who refuses to believe (as in a divinity) | ||||||
| pessimist | noun n | |||||
noun • a person who expects the worst | ||||||
| pragmatist | noun n | |||||
noun • an adherent of philosophical pragmatism • a person who takes a practical approach to problems and is concerned primarily with the success or failure of their actions | ||||||
| realist | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them • a person who accepts the world as it literally is and deals with it accordingly • a painter who represents the world realistically and not in an idealized or romantic style | ||||||
| skeptic | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs | ||||||