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nirvana

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of nirvana

1 a state of being disregardful or unconscious of one's surroundings, concerns, or obligations

the spa experience was a week of pure nirvana

Synonyms of nirvana

forgetfulness, oblivion, obliviousness

Words Related to nirvana

ignorance, incognizance, innocence, insensibility, nescience, unawareness, unconsciousness, unfamiliarity

amnesia, blindness

absentmindedness, absorption, abstraction, inattention, inattentiveness, preoccupation

Near Antonyms of nirvana

memory, recall, recollection, remembrance

alertness, awareness, cognizance, consciousness

2 an often imaginary place or state of utter perfection and happiness

the popular fantasy that life as a beachcomber in the South Pacific would be never-ending nirvana

Synonyms of nirvana

Camelot, Cockaigne, Eden, Elysium, empyrean, fantasyland, heaven, lotusland, never-never land, New Jerusalem, paradise, promised land, Shangri-la, utopia, Zion (also Sion)

Words Related to nirvana

dreamland, dreamworld, fairyland, wonderland

blessedness, bliss, blissfulness, euphoria, gladness, joy

Phrases Synonymous with nirvana

Near Antonyms of nirvana

fool's paradise

Antonyms of nirvana

anti-utopia, dystopia, hell

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