idealizes
Sees through rose-tints
Idealizes means to regard or represent something as perfect or better than it really is.
Someone who idealizes their childhood remembers only the good parts.
A portrait that idealizes its subject smooths away flaws.
The word often carries a note of caution—what we idealize may disappoint us when seen clearly: She idealized him until she got to know him.
Uncritical excessive admiration
- idolizesRegards with excessive devotion
- reveresEsteems profoundly
- glorifiesCelebrates with great praise
- lionizesTreats as famous
adores · exalts · deifies · worships · admires · extols · lauds · praises
Pinkish or overly hopeful
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- sentimentalExcessively emotional about memories
- glorifiesCelebrates with great praise
- fantasizesImagines unrealistic scenarios
daydreams · fairy-tale · idyllic · unrealistic · whitewashes · embellishes · prettifies · sugarcoats
Entirely without fault
- utopiaImagined perfect society
- paragonFlawless model to emulate
- epitomePerfect representative of type
- pinnacleUtmost summit or spire
exemplar · immaculate · pristine · unblemished · consummate · superlative · archetype · zenith
hero-worship
Uncritical excessive admiration
- idolizesRegards with excessive devotion
- reveresEsteems profoundly
- glorifiesCelebrates with great praise
lionizes · adores · exalts · deifies · worships · admires · extols · lauds · praises · elevates
rose-colored
Pinkish or overly hopeful
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- sentimentalExcessively emotional about memories
- glorifiesCelebrates with great praise
fantasizes · daydreams · fairy-tale · idyllic · unrealistic · whitewashes · embellishes · prettifies · sugarcoats · mythologizes
flawless
Entirely without fault
pinnacle · exemplar · immaculate · pristine · unblemished · consummate · superlative · archetype · zenith · pedestal
ambition
Desire for achievement
hope · striving · yearning · longing · desire · pursuit · reaching · imagines · envisions · projects
idealizesdemonizes
Portrays as evil
vilifies · disparages · degrades · denigrates · maligns
idealizesdemonizes
Portrays as evil
vilifies · criticizes · disparages · debunks · demystifies
- idealized beautyImagined physical flawlessness