UTOPIA Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

utopia

noun

yu̇-ˈtō-pē-ə

Definition of utopia

as in paradise

an often imaginary place or state of utter perfection and happiness dreamed of one day retiring to a tropical utopia

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Recent Examples of utopia Where the Tea Party was demanding a right-wing agenda for the nation, the DSA wants to dismantle America and rebuild it as a workers' utopia. — Nolan Finley The Detroit News, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026 But Jorge Oyola, a 38-year-old webcast producer based in New York, had a falling out with his older brother over differing visions of what that utopia should look like. — New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Jäger compares the sounds of techno to the noise of Detroit’s industrial machinery—the music that drove the ersatz utopias of the late twentieth century is, in other words, merely a synthetic echo of a far more vital past. — Robert Rubsam, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026 William Morris, the Arts & Crafts head honcho, had imagined a socialist utopia where his dazzling wallpapers meant that everyone could access nature and beauty, anywhere, any time. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for utopia

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The Harlem native’s hallucinations take him above the clouds to a smoker’s paradise.

— Michael Saponara, Billboard, 19 Oct. 2026
Paris is hardly short of museums and is a real paradise for art lovers.

— Alessia Armenise, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of paradise

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Tasting menu guests can expect six courses of heaven, filled with handcrafted pasta, fresh seafood and elevated entrees that with linger with you.

— Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
This world’s heavens are lit with cosmic rays, its cityscapes otherworldly — everything seems to service an unabashed romanticism.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026

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