Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun romantic

2 senses of romantic

Sense 1
romantic -- (a soulful or amorous idealist)
       => idealist, dreamer -- (someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations)

Sense 2
romanticist, romantic -- (an artist of the Romantic Movement or someone influenced by Romanticism)
       => artist, creative person -- (a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination)

Antonyms of adj romantic

2 of 3 senses of romantic

Sense 2
amatory, amorous, romantic -- (expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance; "her amatory affairs"; "amorous glances"; "a romantic adventure"; "a romantic moonlight ride")

INDIRECT (VIA loving) -> unloving -- (not giving or reciprocating affection)

Sense 3
quixotic, romantic, wild-eyed -- (not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic; "as quixotic as a restoration of medieval knighthood"; "a romantic disregard for money"; "a wild-eyed dream of a world state")

INDIRECT (VIA impractical) -> practical -- (concerned with actual use or practice; "he is a very practical person"; "the idea had no practical application"; "a practical knowledge of Japanese"; "woodworking is a practical art")

Similarity of adj romantic

3 senses of romantic

Sense 1
romantic, romanticist, romanticistic -- (belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts; "romantic poetry")

Sense 2
amatory, amorous, romantic -- (expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance; "her amatory affairs"; "amorous glances"; "a romantic adventure"; "a romantic moonlight ride")
       => loving (vs. unloving) -- (feeling or showing love and affection; "loving parents"; "loving glances")

Sense 3
quixotic, romantic, wild-eyed -- (not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic; "as quixotic as a restoration of medieval knighthood"; "a romantic disregard for money"; "a wild-eyed dream of a world state")
       => impractical (vs. practical) -- (not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters; "refloating the ship proved impractical because of the expense"; "he is intelligent but too impractical for commercial work"; "an impractical solution")