ANTI-UTOPIAN Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

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noun

as in nihilist

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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

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Adjective

American engineers tend to focus on the transformative potential of reaching artificial general intelligence, and on the utopian (or dystopian) cascade that could follow.

— Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Wardrobe is a defining status symbol in Gilead, the setting of the dystopian sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale based on Margaret Atwood’s 2019 novel The Testaments.

— Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026

Definition of dystopian

Noun

As criminal cases have increased against members of violent nihilist groups, related abuse reports have also risen.

— Curt Devine, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
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

Definition of nihilist

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Ever the realist, Cox does know and freely admits his athlete’s distance preferences.

— Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Pressed by reporters as to whether Israel has determined there is anyone worth negotiating with in Iran, a senior Israeli official offered only one name — Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi — and characterized him as a realist, but not a moderate.

— Margaret Brennan, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Definition of realist

Noun

Questions about whose interests Infantino is serving have developed beyond average cynics who tend to suspect this type of thing.

— Simon Hughes, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Trump’s insistence on lower rates isn’t helping matters, and cynics argue that Warsh doesn’t want to make the president angry.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

Definition of cynic

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Luckily for Rhaena, Lady Jeyne is a pragmatist — and one who feels slighted by Rhaenyra.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026
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

Definition of pragmatist

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