utopianism

noun

uto·pi·an·ism yu̇-ˈtō-pē-ə-ˌni-zəm

: a utopian idea or theory

often capitalized : the body of ideas, views, or aims of a utopian

Examples of utopianism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Stephenson: There was a bit of early internet utopianism in the book, which was written during that era in the mid-’90s when the internet was coming online. —

Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2024 There’s no stronger response to charges of utopianism than showing models that are already working. —

Nick Romeo, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2024 In the annals of irresponsible utopianism, few names stand out like that of Bronson Alcott. —

Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 10 Nov. 2023 By the nineteen-thirties, converting facts into data to be read by machines married the centuries-long quest for universal knowledge to twentieth-century technological utopianism. —

Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023 See all Example Sentences for utopianism

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