as in dreamers
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 utopians
Techno-utopians point out that, historically, advancements have led to the explosion of huge new business sectors and jobs.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
Some of the utopians of the dot com bubble believed that the internet was going to massively enhance our productive ability to study and make art, bringing about a digital Renaissance.
—Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
But the American leaders who midwifed the UN as World War II was still raging were somber realists, not utopians.
—Andreas Kluth, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
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
Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
Some of the utopians of the dot com bubble believed that the internet was going to massively enhance our productive ability to study and make art, bringing about a digital Renaissance.
—Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
But the American leaders who midwifed the UN as World War II was still raging were somber realists, not utopians.
—Andreas Kluth, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for utopians
dreamers
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Our country has been built by immigrants, refugees, dreamers and fighters—people who came here driven by hope and the belief that a better life was possible.—
Grace Meng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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The trail traces nearly 100 miles of the Santa Fe National Historic Trail, a route that once carried traders, settlers, and dreamers westward during America’s frontier expansion.—
Erin Gifford,
Outside,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Utopians.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/utopians. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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