ANTI-UTOPIAN Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

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as in nihilist

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Noun

This dreamscape of the island, like that of the jungle, illuminates in children’s literature a sense of utopia and longing about childhood as a not-quite-place, situated in an irretrievable past-yet-future, while at the same time rooted in an anti-utopian logic of adulthood. — Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025

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Adjective

The devices look like something out of an old science fiction movie about the tech-addled dystopian future.

— Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026
News crews, Venezuelan officials and nearby residents were drawn to a remarkable scene that offered a glimmer of hope amid the country’s otherwise dystopian tableau.

— Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of dystopian

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As criminal cases have increased against members of violent nihilist groups, related abuse reports have also risen.

— Curt Devine, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
Sirāt was the only Neon contender to miss out on a Best Picture spot at the Globes (its noms came in Non-English Language and Score), adding to the feeling that this nihilist epic is the title most at risk of missing with Oscar.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025

Definition of nihilist

Noun

The native New Yorker has won over cynics before, his peers tell Fortune.

— Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 July 2026
Not everyone is happy about this apparently, as large portions of cynics and haters on social media are apparently ready to say auf wiedersehen to Freddy.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of cynic

Noun

Luckily for Rhaena, Lady Jeyne is a pragmatist — and one who feels slighted by Rhaenyra.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026
In embracing a rapprochement with the United States under President Obama, Raúl Castro, long seen as an ideologue by Cubanologists, played the hand of a pragmatist.

— Chris Kenning, USA Today, 21 May 2026

Definition of pragmatist

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