Synonyms of utopian

utopian 1 of 2

adjective

yu̇-ˈtō-pē-ən 

as in romantic

having or marked by a tendency to be guided more by ideals than by reality

a plan to revitalize the city's decaying downtown that proved to be overly ambitious and utopian

Synonyms & Similar Words

• romantic
• impractical
• idealistic
• ideological
• idealist
• quixotic
• optimistic
• visionary
• starry-eyed
• starry
• hopeful
• quixotical
• unrealistic
• messianic
• sentimental
• zealous
• crusading
• moony
• doctrinaire
• rosy
• Pollyannaish
• upbeat
• moonstruck
• tender-minded
• dewy-eyed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pragmatic
• realistic
• unsentimental
• practical
• hardheaded
• clear-eyed
• clear-sighted
• tough-minded
• hard-nosed

utopian

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noun

as in dreamer

one whose conduct is guided more by the image of perfection than by the real world

in the 19th century utopians founded a number of short-lived socialist communities

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dreamer
• romantic
• idealist
• romanticist
• visionary
• Don Quixote
• ideologue
• idealizer
• fantast
• theorist
• optimist
• sentimentalist
• emotionalist
• Pollyanna
• daydreamer
• reformer
• perfectionist
• Micawber
• do-gooder
• fantasizer
• doctrinaire
• thinker
• woolgatherer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• realist
• pragmatist
• pessimist
• cynic
• defeatist
• empiricist
• hardnose
• empiric

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of utopian

Adjective

Critics have long speculated that his depiction was satirical—that the first utopian literary work was, at least in part, dystopian. — Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026

When the show premiered in the 1960s, technology was seen as a way to achieve an almost utopian society. — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026

Noun

But the American leaders who midwifed the UN as World War II was still raging were somber realists, not utopians. — Andreas Kluth, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025

If not, these elements of Musk’s project are likely to remain more theoretical, just as the dreams of last century’s techno-utopians did. — Sonja Fritzsche, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025