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elysian

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of, relating to, or suggesting heaven

the dream of retiring to a tropical isle and enjoying a life of elysian ease

Synonyms for elysian

celestial,
empyreal,
empyrean,
ethereal,
heavenly,
supernal

Words Related to elysian

supernatural,
transcendent,
transcendental,
unearthly,
unworldly

angelic
(or angelical),
beatific,
blissful

Olympian,
paradisiacal
(or paradisiac),
utopian

cosmic
(also cosmical),
galactic,
stellar

Near Antonyms for elysian

earthly,
mundane,
terrestrial,
worldly

anti-utopian,
dystopian

Antonyms for elysian

chthonic
(also chthonian),
hellish,
infernal,
plutonian,
sulfurous,
Tartarean

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“Elysian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elysian. Accessed 21 Jun. 2021.

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