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
The playwright understood something about the economic reasoning of such an innovation, however, for if the futurists and techno-utopians once imagined that machines would do all of our dreary work to free us to be artists, writers, and musicians, the opposite is now the case.
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Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
Techno-utopians point out that, historically, advancements have led to the explosion of huge new business sectors and jobs.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Nov. 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
Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
Techno-utopians point out that, historically, advancements have led to the explosion of huge new business sectors and jobs.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Nov. 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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Twenty lucid dreamers, including Bark-Huss, spent multiple nights in the lab, trying to work out puzzles in their sleep.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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Others — the dreamers and grinders, as Spencer Nusbaum described yesterday — have to take second jobs to make ends meet while toiling away in minor-league baseball.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Utopians.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/utopians. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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