as in paradises
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 utopias
John Maynard Keynes dreamed of an end to work, and some of the most radical and visionary progressive utopias today involve envisioning an abundant society beyond the need for labor.
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Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
Evolution of Cyberculture Studies The first cyberculture studies were divided into dystopias and utopias and were anchored to science fiction.
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Paulo Nuno Vicenteall,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
Moursi traces the notion of islands as utopias to Plato’s description of Atlantis, written around 360 BCE.
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Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Apr. 2026
The fleeting economic miracle in Venezuela, once the preferred destination for those departing La Palma, excited the imaginations of those who had seen or lived in the concrete modernist utopias of the tropics.
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Javier Montes,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
And while the utopias themselves flamed out, their ideas have influenced the generations after them, turning the town into a haven for art, architecture and culture.
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Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
30 Dec. 2025
Where the youthful Marx sketched utopias, the mature Marx turned to economics and praxis.
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Shai Tubali,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
Human rights, utopias, interracial love, ambition, war and betrayal are the ingredients of this film crafted with archival images and an imaginary diary shot on 16mm film that expresses all the modernity of Cabral’s vision of the world.
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Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
Evolution of Cyberculture Studies The first cyberculture studies were divided into dystopias and utopias and were anchored to science fiction.
—
Paulo Nuno Vicenteall,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
Moursi traces the notion of islands as utopias to Plato’s description of Atlantis, written around 360 BCE.
—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Apr. 2026
The fleeting economic miracle in Venezuela, once the preferred destination for those departing La Palma, excited the imaginations of those who had seen or lived in the concrete modernist utopias of the tropics.
—
Javier Montes,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
And while the utopias themselves flamed out, their ideas have influenced the generations after them, turning the town into a haven for art, architecture and culture.
—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
30 Dec. 2025
Where the youthful Marx sketched utopias, the mature Marx turned to economics and praxis.
—
Shai Tubali,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
Human rights, utopias, interracial love, ambition, war and betrayal are the ingredients of this film crafted with archival images and an imaginary diary shot on 16mm film that expresses all the modernity of Cabral’s vision of the world.
—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for utopias
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Second only to Alaska in its length of total coastline (with, hands down, way better weather), the Sunshine State boasts everything from family-centric, sugar-white-sand paradises to island escapes where happy hour is, well, every hour.
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Many high-end retirement communities create small-scale paradises with activities all day for hobbyists, lifelong learners, and social butterflies.
Noun
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The queen of pop swapped her Confessions II-era shiny golden doll-like curls for a high-to-the-heavens mullet.
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Oh, heavens to Betsy, not the chest hair!
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“Utopias.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/utopias. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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