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anti-utopian

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noun

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Adjective
  • Other dystopian genre films like The Omega Man, starring Charlton Heston, or World War Z, starring Brad Pitt, imagine the anarchy coming from a virus that breaks society and turns neighbors into literal zombies.
    Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Despite the dystopian vibes of the innovation that is Tilly, some voiced their disapproval with a bit of levity.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The activist Left is, in truth, nihilist.
    Ayaan Hirsi Ali, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Ever the geopolitical realist, the Chinese president will know Modi’s presence at his banquet was opportunistic at best, and doesn’t indicate the start of a beautiful friendship.
    Bobby Ghosh, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Even John Mearsheimer, the leading realist voice on Ukraine, concedes these demands are non-negotiable—but deeply unacceptable to Kyiv and its allies.
    Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • On the other hand, skeptics and cynics tend to be insistent right now that the clean-up activity is not going to last very long.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Travis Kelce knows what the cynics might think of his relationship with Taylor Swift — two of the most famous people in America just happen to match up perfectly?
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Above all, Goodall was a pragmatist.
    Martha Shade, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
  • While his supporters see a pragmatist trying to make the best of a bad decision, his many detractors dismiss him as egotistical and unable to see his failures.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2025
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“Anti-utopian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/anti-utopian. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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