fool's paradise

Definition of fool's paradisenext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fool's paradise
Noun
  • If all goes to hell and America devolves into a rank dictatorship, beware the bootlicker.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
  • This feels more like early Game of Thrones, when Tyrion (Peter Dinklage) was still cracking wise and not everything had gone to hell.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • As the world around them scorches under record heat, a family walks into the woods, asking what the future holds in this thermal dystopia.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2026
  • While romantasy thrives on BookTok, everything from literary fiction to body horror to speculative dystopia can still find its audience.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2025
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“Fool's paradise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fool%27s%20paradise. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.

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