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| abstraction |
an impractical, unrealistic notion. [1/4 definitions] |
| boondoggle |
unnecessary, wasteful, or impractical work; make-work. [2/3 definitions] |
| crackpot |
(informal) of an eccentric, bizarre, or impractical nature. [1/2 definitions] |
| crazy |
illogical or impractical; silly; nonsensical. [1/8 definitions] |
| do-gooder |
(informal) a social or political reformer who is considered to be naive or impractical. |
| Don Quixote |
the idealistic but impractical protagonist and title character of a seventeenth-century Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes. |
| fantast |
one given to fanciful, impractical dreams; visionary. |
| romantic |
impractical or overly idealized; fanciful. [2/8 definitions] |
| stargazer |
one whose notions are idealistic and impractical. [1/3 definitions] |
| unrealistic |
not based on reality, esp. with regard to its limits or dimensions; visionary, fantastic, or impractical. |
| utopian |
of or pertaining to a desirable but impractical perfection in political and social life, or characterizing one who imagines or proposes such a perfection. [1/3 definitions] |
| visionary |
characterized by whimsical notions or impractical plans. [2/7 definitions] |
| wild |
unreasonable; impractical; imprudent. [1/15 definitions] |
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