as in anti-utopia
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Recent Examples of dystopia
Duncan, what was your concept for this dystopia?
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2026
The Zone that the tourists enter, guided by the titular Stalker, is mysterious and beautiful, which Tarkovsky starkly juxtaposes against the dystopia of the rest of the world.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Apr. 2026
Stars Ann Dowd and Chase Infiniti, showrunner Bruce Miller, and more take EW back through Gilead's pearly gates into a new dystopia.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026
And so, as in our current late-capitalist dystopia, Carol seeks a consumerist solution to her existential issues, enrolling in the heavily advertised women’s wellness program that gives the film its name.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 18 Mar. 2026
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2026
The Zone that the tourists enter, guided by the titular Stalker, is mysterious and beautiful, which Tarkovsky starkly juxtaposes against the dystopia of the rest of the world.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Apr. 2026
Stars Ann Dowd and Chase Infiniti, showrunner Bruce Miller, and more take EW back through Gilead's pearly gates into a new dystopia.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026
And so, as in our current late-capitalist dystopia, Carol seeks a consumerist solution to her existential issues, enrolling in the heavily advertised women’s wellness program that gives the film its name.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dystopia
hell
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Meanwhile, in Sacramento, the Kings are back in basketball hell after tying for the fourth-worst record in the NBA despite having the league’s eighth-highest payroll.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2026
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The Avici hell is the lowest and most terrible level of the eight hot hells of Buddhism, where those who’ve committed serious crimes (like parricide) must face constant suffering.—
Regina Kim,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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“Dystopia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dystopia. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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