utopian
1uto·pi·an
adj, often capitalized \-pē-ən\Definition of UTOPIAN
1
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a utopia; especially : having impossibly ideal conditions especially of social organization
2
: proposing or advocating impractically ideal social and political schemes <utopian idealists>
3
: impossibly ideal : visionary <recognised the utopian nature of his hopes — C. S. Kilby>
4
: believing in, advocating, or having the characteristics of utopian socialism <utopian doctrines> <utopian novels>
Examples of UTOPIAN
- <a plan to revitalize the city's decaying downtown that proved to be overly ambitious and utopian>
First Known Use of UTOPIAN
1551
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Antonyms: clear-eyed, clear-sighted
Related Words: impractical, unrealistic; crusading, messianic, zealous; dewy-eyed, moonstruck, moony, sentimental, tender-minded; hopeful, optimistic, Pollyannaish (also Pollyannish), rosy, upbeat; doctrinaire, ideological (also ideologic)
Near Antonyms: hardheaded, hard-nosed, tough-minded, unsentimental; practical, pragmatic (also pragmatical), realistic
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