Utopian

[ yoo-toh-pee-uhn ]

/ yuˈtoʊ pi ən /

Save This Word!

See synonyms for Utopian on Thesaurus.com

adjective

of, relating to, or resembling Utopia, an idealized imaginary island described in Sir Thomas More's Utopia (1516).

(usually lowercase) founded upon or involving idealized perfection.

(usually lowercase) given to impractical or unrealistic schemes of such perfection.

noun

an inhabitant of Utopia.

(usually lowercase) an ardent but impractical political or social reformer; visionary; idealist.

OTHER WORDS FOR Utopian

3 visionary, idealistic, impractical; impracticable.

See synonyms for Utopian on Thesaurus.com

QUIZ

SHALL WE PLAY A "SHALL" VS. "SHOULD" CHALLENGE?

Should you take this quiz on “shall” versus “should”? It should prove to be a quick challenge!

Question 1 of 6

Which form is used to state an obligation or duty someone has?

shall

should

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of Utopian

First recorded in 1545–55; from New Latin Ūtopiānus; see origin at Utopia, -an

Words nearby Utopian

utmost, utmost good faith, Utnapishtim, Uto-Aztecan, Utopia, Utopian, utopianism, utopian socialism, Utopia Planitia, utopism, UTP

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022

How to use Utopian in a sentence

Petro Poroshenko proposes a utopian solution to the problem.
Putin's 'Peace' In Ukraine|Anna Nemtsova|September 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Only in retrospect did we appreciate our good fortune in being part of a utopian experiment in American journalism,” she writes.
Gail Sheehy Books Passage to the Past|Lizzie Crocker|September 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When you were setting out to work on The Giver, what planted the seed for this dark, utopian society?
A Trailblazer in YA Dystopian Fiction: An Interview With 'The Giver' Author Lois Lowry|Marianne Hayes|August 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He calls the proposal “utopian,” and that is probably generous.
How to Think About Economic Inequality After Thomas Piketty|Jedediah Purdy|June 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

An economy that could help us be better than that is possible, not utopian.
We Need More Class Traitors: Solving America’s Meritocracy Problem|Jedediah Purdy|April 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Instead of this, he embarked the money in some Utopian scheme for pearl fishing at Panama, and lost all!
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
This was in itself a Utopian experience for Thyrsis, who had never before taken a trip in one of these magic chariots.
Love's Pilgrimage|Upton Sinclair
Moreover, these Utopian Socialists were almost without exception Freemasons or members of other secret societies.
Secret Societies And Subversive Movements|Nesta H. Webster
What utopian dreams were whispered into ears into which the eddying waters were intoning a refrain!
The Broken Sword|Dennison Worthington
But the Socialists of to-day have nothing in common with such Utopian ideas as those I have described.
The Common Sense of Socialism|John Spargo

British Dictionary definitions for Utopian

Utopian

/ (juːˈtəʊpɪən) sometimes not capital /

adjective

of or relating to a perfect or ideal existence

noun

an idealistic social reformer

Derived forms of Utopian

Utopianism, noun

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012