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Utopian

Utopian

12 6.8
Having ideas about a perfect society that are not practical
  • adjective
  • /juˈtoʊpiən/
translation icon : utópico
  • His great programs for a utopian America had been eroded by Congress.
  • Utopian vision
  • Utopian ideal
  • Utopian dream

And if it's going to look more techno utopian or if we're not here anymore.

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Examples

  • Because if you have a utopian vision that a utopian society is possible, we, we need to find a way to get there.

  • Some of the most gifted minds of an era create compelling utopian visions, which can be beneficial or detrimental.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Still, they too believe in the utopian potential of what they call the world power economy.

  • I simply like the fact that Lost Horizon is a utopian movie at all.

  • Star Trek is the utopian social commentary.

  • We don't have to wait for some grand utopian future.

  • If we have a utopian vision of the future that is positive, the chances are high we will act on that and we will create a utopian future or or world.

  • I dream of a utopian metropolis where all mammals are equal... and wear clothes!

  • Disney intended for the city of Epcot to be a utopian community near Disney World in Orlando, Florida.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Many thinkers have proposed a utopian vision of a peaceful world where all people coexist harmoniously.

Synonyms

ideal
vsUtopian
203 4.2

Perfect or best for a particular purpose

focuses specifically on a perfect society rather than general excellence
utopistic
vsUtopian
9.9

Having ideas about a perfect society that are not realistic

relates to the idea of a perfect society without suggesting impracticality
idealistic
vsUtopian
7.4

Having strong beliefs about how people should behave to make the world better

relates to a perfect society rather than personal moral aims

Compounds

A perfect idea of the future that is unlikely to happen

utopian socialism
  • Specialized
9.0

A belief that people can live equally by forming ideal communities and cooperating without revolution

How Idealistic

quixotic
8 9.6
Utopian
12 6.8
idealistic
  • Specialized
47 7.0

Surface Forms

Utopian positive

Morphology

Utopian = utopia (transparent) = utopia + an

Formed from 'utopia' with a standard adjectival suffix, so the meaning 'relating to a utopia' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Utopian comes from Utopia, a name made by Thomas More from the Greek parts ou- meaning 'no' and topos meaning 'place'. It literally meant 'no place', an imagined perfect place that does not exist, so Utopian describes something ideal but often unrealistic.