PARADISIAC Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

paradisiacal

adjective

variants or paradisiac

Definition of paradisiacal

as in utopian

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Recent Examples of paradisiacal Six inhabitants of a paradisiacal coastal village initiate a pilgrimage on push bikes to save it from rising sea levels. — John Hopewell, Variety, 9 Mar. 2026 The film, to its credit, does not skimp on paradisiacal visions. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2026 Reliable sunshine is among the many allures of paradisiacal Key West. — Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 4 Jan. 2026 And if these virtual recreations of stellar self-destruction are windows into the very distant past, then that might also mean our own waterlogged, paradisiacal world is just one in a considerably long line of oceanic planets. — Robin George Andrews, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for paradisiacal

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These advocates, in many cases, aren’t concerned about those issues, and believe that if humanity somehow survives the AI age, we are headed for a utopian future full of abundant health and scientific breakthroughs.

— Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Experts don’t yet know whether the scenes represent a utopian port city or a real place in the ancient Roman world.

— Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of utopian

Adjective

The interiors are just as blissful, with terra-cotta walls and smooth, wooden floor-to-ceiling wardrobes adding warmth to pale stone floors and marble bathrooms.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
There’s also a lovely six-room day spa and wellness center, where the relaxation room with a balcony overlooking the Rockies is as blissful as the treatments themselves.

— Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of blissful

Adjective

For this reason, Serrano’s work, with its uncannily beatific admixture of the sacred and the profane, recovers something of the original impact of Paul’s scandalous proclamation.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
The rest of the band followed his lead, particularly Green, a relentless head-banger, dropping to her knees to become one with the feedback and leaning back into beatific shred-faces.

— Steve Knopper, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2026

Definition of beatific

Adjective

These three mysterious elements of the cosmos have played a vital role in the evolution of large-scale cosmic structures like galaxies and galaxy clusters.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Such precision matters because even small improvements in astronomical measurements can help scientists test existing theories about how the universe developed and refine models of cosmic evolution.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026

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