utopianism

American  

[yoo-toh-pee-uh-niz-uhm] / yuˈtoʊ pi əˌnɪz əm /

noun

(sometimes initial capital letter)

1. the views or habit of mind of a utopian; impracticable schemes of political or social reform.

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Other Word Forms

• utopianist
  noun

Etymology

Origin of utopianism

First recorded in 1655–65; utopian + -ism

Example Sentences

So utopianism has been there since the beginning.

From Scientific American • Nov. 9, 2023

At times, I was troubled by the utopianism running through this work, a preference for monks and eschatological dreamers over people who make an actual difference.

From Washington Post • Apr. 10, 2023

Over and over again throughout history, the combination of utopianism and the utilitarian mode of moral reasoning — the belief that ends justify means — has been disastrous.

From Salon • Nov. 20, 2022

The Mad Max framing that shaped so much prepping discourse still exists, but it’s now surrounded by other approaches that might import a little more utopianism into traditionally dystopian thinking.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2022

It was the utopianism of our tails, in most cases, that first cracked the shell.

From Socialism: Positive and Negative by La Monte, Robert Rives