| Main Entry: | optimist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | positive thinker |
Synonyms: |
Pollyanna, dreamer, hoper, idealist |
| Main Entry: | enthusiast |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person active in interest |
Synonyms: |
addict, admirer, aficionado, believer, buff, bug*, bum*, devotee, eccentric, fan, fanatic, follower, freak, habitué, lover, maniac, monomaniac, nut*, optimist, participant, partisan, rooter, supporter, votary, worshiper, zealot |
Antonyms: |
critic, detractor, pessimist |
| Main Entry: | idealist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who holds fancies in mind, who believes in perfection |
Synonyms: |
Platonist, dreamer, enthusiast, escapist, optimist, radical, romancer, romantic, romanticist, seer, stargazer, theorizer, transcendentalist, utopian, visionary |
Antonyms: |
pragmatist, realist |