Synonyms Dictionary
2. visionary, romanticist, Don Quixote, dreamer, castle-builder, stargazer; optimist, Pollyanna, Pangloss. idealistic, adj. utopian, perfectionistic, idealistical; optimistic, visionary, dreaming, starry-eyed; romantic, quixotic, castle-building; unrealistic, impractical, impracticable, infeasible. ideality, n. 1. unreality, intangibility, impalpability; illusion, vision, myth, dream, fantasy; cloudland, fairyland, dreamland; chimera, maggot, vagary, whimsy, figment, conceit.
2. idealization, invention, conception, imagination, fancy; poetic frenzy, inspiration; flight of fancy, stretch of the imagination. idealization, n. exaltation, glorification, magnification, ennoblement; apotheosis, deification. ideally, adv. 1. in a perfect world, in a Utopia, if things were as they should be, in or under the best of circumstances; all things being equal.
2. in idea, in thought, as conceived, as originally intended; in theory, theoretically, in principle, in the abstract. ideational, adj. conceptual, idealistic, cognitive; mental, of the mind, notional, abstract, intangible; theoretical, hypothetical, suppositional, conjectural. identical, adj. 1. same, identic, one and the same, undifferent, indistinguishable, consubstantial, Eccles. Homoousian; the very same, selfsame, one and only, one, exact; ditto, repeat, duplicate, twin.
2. congruous, matching, convertible, interchangeable; equal, congruent, tantamount, equivalent, coequal; corresponding, coincident, coinciding.
3. similar, alike, like, much the same; synonymous, close, approximate, analogous, near; conatural, cognate, agreeing, homogeneous. identification, n. 1. recognition, detection, discernment, perception, discrimination; learning, finding, sighting; pointing out, naming, selection, Inf fingering; differentiation, distinguishing, specification, characterization; designation, denomination, signification, indication.
2. ascertainment, establishment, verification, proof; certification, corroboration, substantiation, authentication.
3. mark, badge, identity card, ID card, ID, ID bracelet; identification tag, hallmark, driver's license, Mil. dog tag; calling card, letter of introduction; credentials, passport, visa, Fr. carte d'identite; signature, autograph, initials, monogram, mark, calligram; cachet, seal, stamp, signet, sigil, serial number; password, shibboleth, Fr. mot de passe, Fr. passe-parole, keyword.
4. empathy, relating, responsiveness, involvement; sympathy, fellow feeling, sympathetic chord, vibration, SI.vibes; association, transference, synthesia. identify, v. 1. recognize, perceive, discern, see, know, distinguish; point out, select, detect, pick out, Inf. spot, make out, descry, Inf put one's finger on; specify, pinpoint, SI.peg, SI.button down; name, nominate, denomiate, designate; call, dub, term, label, tag.
2. verify, establish, ascertain, tell, prove, confirm; substantiate, corroborate, certify, authenticate, endorse, attest.
3. associate, relate, regard as the same; connect, ally, equate, couple, parallel, draw a parallel to; feel with, respond to, be moved, react, relate, to, SI.dig; sympathize, empathize, know what it's like, walk in another's shoes, see through another's eyes.
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