PARADISIAC Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

paradisiacal

adjective

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Definition of paradisiacal

as in utopian

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Recent Examples of paradisiacal The peninsula is home to paradisiacal beaches, a rich gold-mining history, and plenty of opportunities for summer fun. — Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 8 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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Adjective

Zuckerberg’s hope is that these developers will use that freedom to develop user-friendly apps and businesses that will eventually usher in utopian AI tech to the average person.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Incidentally, the same goes for hyperbolically utopian (exuberant prosperity for all) or dystopian (humanoid robots in charge) visions of the future, which make any form of planning pointless.

— Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of utopian

Adjective

By the time our couple emerges bloody and blissful into the daylight, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma has done more than stump for guilty pleasures.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026
Every year there are a blissful six to eight weeks when Hatch chile peppers are in season.

— Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of blissful

Adjective

To the right, there’s a guy with a beatific smile who seems to be enjoying more than the snake, an enormous gun propped vertically between his legs.

— Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 13 July 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

Figures go down into the cosmic foam, only to turn up later in different forms.

— Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026
Such dying stars act as cosmic recycling centers, returning material to space that can eventually become incorporated into future generations of stars and planets.

— Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of cosmic

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