fantast
Head-in-clouds type
A fantast is a dreamer or visionary—someone given to fanciful ideas or impractical schemes.
The word carries a slightly dismissive tone, suggesting someone disconnected from reality: He was a fantast who believed he could change the world with poetry alone.
Less common than fantasist, which has largely replaced it.
Habitual reverie indulger
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- idealistPursuer of noble principles
- romanticConducive to love
- escapistSeeker of distraction
utopian · fantasizer · wishful thinker · stargazer · lotus-eater · dreamer · romancer · illusionist
Impractically pursuing lofty goals
- unrealisticLacking basis in reality
- utopianImpractically perfect in conception
- starry-eyedNaively romantic or idealistic
- pie-in-the-skyUnrealistic hope or promise
airy-fairy · impractical · otherworldly · naive · idealistic · unworldly · romantic · improbable
Divinely inspired messenger
- seerOne who envisions futures
- futuristTomorrow trends scholar
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
innovator · trailblazer · forecaster · soothsayer · clairvoyant · augur · diviner · prognosticator
daydreamer
Habitual reverie indulger
escapist · utopian · fantasizer · wishful thinker · stargazer · lotus-eater · dreamer · romancer · illusionist · fabulist
quixotic
Impractically pursuing lofty goals
- unrealisticLacking basis in reality
- utopianImpractically perfect in conception
- starry-eyedNaively romantic or idealistic
pie-in-the-sky · airy-fairy · impractical · otherworldly · naive · idealistic · unworldly · romantic · improbable · ungrounded
prophet
Divinely inspired messenger
pioneer · innovator · trailblazer · forecaster · soothsayer · clairvoyant · augur · diviner · prognosticator · sibyl
devotee
Zealous admirer or follower
- aficionadoKnowledgeable, passionate follower
- fanaticOverly zealous person
- zealotObsessive cause supporter
buff · addict · junkie · connoisseur · follower · disciple · groupie · superfan · obsessive · collector
fantastempiricist
Knowledge-from-experience advocate
rationalist · materialist · positivist · scientist · skeptic
- Fantastic FourMarvel's first superhero family
- fantasy worldFictional magical setting
- fantasy footballStatistical player management game
- fantasy adventuresFictional magical journey tales
- fantasy landImagined fictional world
- fantasy novelsStories set in magical worlds