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Recent Examples of anti-utopian
Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
Noun
This dreamscape of the island, like that of the jungle, illuminates in children’s literature a sense of utopia and longing about childhood as a not-quite-place, situated in an irretrievable past-yet-future, while at the same time rooted in an anti-utopian logic of adulthood.
—Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for anti-utopian
Adjective
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Waititi and Dahvi Waller co-wrote the script for the film that adapts author Kazuo Ishiguro‘s 2021 dystopian sci-fi novel.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
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In a new trailer for dystopian sci-fi film Klara and the Sun, Lyonne embraced a rare hair transformation with a bold chin-grazing chop.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
22 June 2026
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As criminal cases have increased against members of violent nihilist groups, related abuse reports have also risen.—
Curt Devine,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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Sirāt was the only Neon contender to miss out on a Best Picture spot at the Globes (its noms came in Non-English Language and Score), adding to the feeling that this nihilist epic is the title most at risk of missing with Oscar.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
12 Dec. 2025
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Any realist would tell you Ukraine would fall.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
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The realist recognizes this series has had two games that were toss-ups and one where the Knicks were just better, longer.—
David Troy OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2026
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But the fatalist in me feels like this stuff is coming.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2026
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Naturally, the cynics will want to naysay.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
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And, though a lot of cynics will try to convince you otherwise, that’s perfectly OK.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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In embracing a rapprochement with the United States under President Obama, Raúl Castro, long seen as an ideologue by Cubanologists, played the hand of a pragmatist.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
21 May 2026
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In office he's been a pragmatist and some of his doubters are now key allies on some issues, including Democratic Governor Hochul, who is a partner in his push for universal childcare and now this new tax levied on the most wealthy part-time residents of New York City.—
Leila Fadel,
NPR,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Anti-utopian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anti-utopian. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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