Utopian
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or resembling Utopia, an idealized imaginary island described in Sir Thomas More's Utopia (1516).
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(usually lowercase) founded upon or involving idealized perfection.
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(usually lowercase) given to impractical or unrealistic schemes of such perfection.
- Synonyms:
- impracticable, impractical, idealistic, visionary
noun
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an inhabitant of Utopia.
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(usually lowercase) an ardent but impractical political or social reformer; visionary; idealist.
adjective
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of or relating to a perfect or ideal existence
noun
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an idealistic social reformer
Other Word Forms
- Utopianism noun
Etymology
Origin of Utopian
First recorded in 1545–55; from New Latin Ūtopiānus; Utopia, -an
Example Sentences
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Early on Matthew makes clear that this story won’t have the Utopian ending dreamed up by Bob and Sheryl.
From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2023
“I remember a really early conversation, where Ira told me small seed companies needed to be collaborators, not competitors,” said Chris Smith, executive director of the Utopian Seed Project, a North Carolina-based crop-trialing nonprofit.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2023
The Utopian Seed Project produced a beautiful zine called "Collards," a collection of collard-focused art, essays, history, poetry and recipes edited by Cynthia Greenlee.
From Salon • Jan. 27, 2023
Utopian thinking and writing can be helpful in imagining a different and better social order than the one we have now.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2022
That delightfully Utopian optimism of yours is, at any rate, healthy,” he added dryly.
From Mr. Marx's Secret by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
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