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quixotic
Meaning: extremely idealistic; unrealistic
quixotic in a sentence
How quixotic is used in real sentences:
His quixotic quest to end all wars inspired millions.
His quixotic quest to end all wars inspired millions.
“Equal waiting for every person was dismissed as quixotic, since urgent cases and translation needs necessarily consumed different amounts of time.”
— from the passage Waiting by Design
“A quixotic activist still demanded one flawless number that could represent every human attachment, an ambition no mobile city could satisfy.”
— from the passage Who Counts in Dockside
“He proposed abolishing every court privilege at once, a quixotic program that attracted reformers but frightened officials who might otherwise have resisted Wei.”
— from the passage The Ledger Conspiracy
Also read it in: The House at Mallow End
Synonyms for quixotic
Other words for quixotic — idealistic, impractical, visionary and chimerical — carry the same meaning.
- idealistic
- impractical
- visionary
- chimerical
Antonyms of quixotic
Words that mean the opposite of quixotic:
- realistic
- practical
- pragmatic
Where it comes from
From Don Quixote, the idealistic fictional knight
Memory hook
QUIXOTIC — from Don QUIXOTE, the impractical dreamer.