PROMISED LAND Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

promised land

noun

Definition of promised land

as in utopia

an often imaginary place or state of utter perfection and happiness finally realized that the promised land doesn't exist

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Recent Examples of promised land This is the idea that God promised land that is now Israel and the Palestinian territories to Abraham and his descendants. — Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 26 May 2024 Last spring, there were high hopes, not only for the upcoming season, but for an invitation to the Big 12, football promised land. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2024 Hunter was promised land to be granted to individual Indian settlers but was unsuccessful in getting a tribal grant with the right of self-government. — Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 25 Mar. 2024 California has been a beacon, a destination, a paradise and promised land ever since its headlong expansion in a rush of gold fever. — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for promised land

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Noun

Then there are folks like Vinod Khosla and Elon Musk, who predict people won’t need money or jobs, without telling us how this utopia/dystopia will come to pass.

— Diane Brady, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
What’s going on now makes the Gilded Age of Rockefeller look like an egalitarian utopia.

— NBC news, NBC news, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of utopia

Noun

Looking to start your own island paradise full of Miis based on family, friends, and celebrities, but don’t feel like paying full fare?

— Brad Bourque, The Verge, 31 July 2026
Aquatica is a tropical paradise that offers something a little different than the standard water park, as a few attractions allow guests to get up close and personal with marine wildlife.

— Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2026

Definition of paradise

Noun

Its purpose is to take deep panoramic images of the sky, over and over again, every clear night across the next 10 years, making what amounts to a decade-spanning ultrahigh-definition timelapse movie of the entire heavens.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 24 July 2026
The evolution of Jacob Latz from hopeful starter to All-Star closer is one of those from-heaven developments all good teams need.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026

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