ANTI-UTOPIA Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

anti-utopia

noun

Definition of anti-utopia

as in dystopia

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Today, many visions of the future are dominated by collapse, dystopia and fear.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
Lioness has always been a mess of contradictory political signifiers and anachronistic pop-cultural touchpoints, amounting to a 20th-century-style espionage adventure wrapped in 21st-century military-industrial dystopia.

— Andy Andersen, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2026

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