as in paradise
an often imaginary place or state of utter perfection and happiness
dreamed of one day retiring to a tropical utopia
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Recent Examples of utopia
Then came the Methodists, seeking a utopia shielded from the excesses of the Roaring Twenties.
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Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
Initially a beachy utopia where the children run free among nature, things become increasingly savage as help appears to be ever further away.
—Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026
Just about 60 years later, artists Judy Chicago and Miriam Schapiro—alongside a group of their students—brought one vision of feminist utopia into the real world.
—Marissa Lorusso, Pitchfork, 3 May 2026
Lucky is forced to watch as the utopia he was promised crumbles under the weight of corruption.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 30 Apr. 2026
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Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
Initially a beachy utopia where the children run free among nature, things become increasingly savage as help appears to be ever further away.
—Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026
Just about 60 years later, artists Judy Chicago and Miriam Schapiro—alongside a group of their students—brought one vision of feminist utopia into the real world.
—Marissa Lorusso, Pitchfork, 3 May 2026
Lucky is forced to watch as the utopia he was promised crumbles under the weight of corruption.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 30 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for utopia
Recent Examples of Synonyms for utopia
Noun
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Little scientific work was completed in Glen Canyon before the federal government flooded it — an event seen by environmentalists then, and now, as an unmitigated ecological disaster, a paradise lost.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
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But even in good years, Colorado isn't exactly a typical grower's paradise like the Eastern United States or the Midwest.—
Michael Abeyta,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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His heart and hope lie inside a grey warehouse a few miles from Highway 34 in Weld County, his heaven a canvas of black netting and neon-green paint.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
6 June 2026
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Yes, the summer festival season is here (thank heavens).—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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Dreaming of a harvestable nirvana in a matchbox yard?—
Rachel Silva,
Martha Stewart,
25 Apr. 2026
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In the film, after switching bodies for a day, Tess and Anna reach a nirvana of empathy and understanding.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Utopia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/utopia. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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