idealising
Putting on pedestal
Idealising is the British spelling of idealizing—forming an idealized image of someone or something, seeing them as better or more perfect than they actually are.
The word often carries a note of caution: She accused him of idealising their relationship.
Parents idealise their children; lovers idealise each other; nostalgia idealises the past.
Desire for achievement
- dreamSleeping mind's narrative
- visionAbility to see
- strivingEarnest sustained endeavor
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
pedestal · hero-worship · reverence · admiration · veneration · glorifying · exalting · elevating
Short-lived intense attraction
- enamoredFilled with ardent affection
- lovesickPining from romantic longing
- swooningLosing consciousness briefly
- besottedIntoxicated by love or drink
smitten · adoring · cherishing · mooning · pining · crush · rose-colored · starry-eyed
Feeling positive expectation
- rosyPinkly warm or hopeful
- sanguineCheerfully optimistic temperament
- rose-tintedPinkish or overly optimistic
- pollyannaishUnrealistically positive in outlook
glass-half-full · naive · unrealistic · romanticizing · whitewashing · sugarcoating · sentimentalizing · beautifying
ambition
Desire for achievement
yearning · pedestal · hero-worship · reverence · admiration · veneration · glorifying · exalting · elevating · aggrandizing
infatuation
Short-lived intense attraction
- enamoredFilled with ardent affection
- lovesickPining from romantic longing
- swooningLosing consciousness briefly
besotted · smitten · adoring · cherishing · mooning · pining · crush · rose-colored · starry-eyed · head-over-heels
hopeful
Feeling positive expectation
- rosyPinkly warm or hopeful
- sanguineCheerfully optimistic temperament
- rose-tintedPinkish or overly optimistic
pollyannaish · glass-half-full · naive · unrealistic · romanticizing · whitewashing · sugarcoating · sentimentalizing · beautifying · sanitizing
perfectibility
Capacity to become flawless
elysium · idyllic · pastoral · bucolic · unspoiled · harmonious · flawless · unblemished · pristine · pure
idealisingcriticising
Expressing disapproval or flaws
demonising · vilifying · disparaging · denigrating · condemning
idealisingscrutinising
Examining something closely
finding fault · nitpicking · catastrophising · holding to account
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