UTOPIAN Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

yu̇-ˈtō-pē-ən

as in romantic

having or marked by a tendency to be guided more by ideals than by reality a plan to revitalize the city's decaying downtown that proved to be overly ambitious and utopian

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noun

as in dreamer

one whose conduct is guided more by the image of perfection than by the real world in the 19th century utopians founded a number of short-lived socialist communities

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Recent Examples of utopian

Adjective

Solutions to climate change, medical breakthroughs that could extend lifespans by decades, the elimination of poverty and other utopian fantasies could become reality. —

G. Allen Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2026 The propaganda efforts of the first promoters—a mixture of commercial, theoretical, and utopian ideas that gave prominence to religious and political freedoms—attracted large numbers of immigrants and led to rapid expansion during the first five years of the colony’s foundation. —

Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026

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If not, these elements of Musk’s project are likely to remain more theoretical, just as the dreams of last century’s techno-utopians did. —

Sonja Fritzsche, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025 Defending international shipping isn’t some kind of plot hatched by globalist utopians in the 1990s. —

The Editors, National Review, 26 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for utopian

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Universal’s romantic drama, based on Colleen Hoover’s novel of the same name, has grossed $45 million in North America and $79 million globally against a $25 million budget.

— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 5 Apr. 2026
In honor of their fourth wedding anniversary, the couple—who had a secret wedding ceremony in April 2022—enjoyed a romantic dinner date at Bourbon Steak New York in New York City.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 4 Apr. 2026