Utopian

/ju:'toupj /

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Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Characterized by or aspiring to impracticable perfection: Describes ideas, plans, or societies that are ideally perfect but unrealistic and impossible to achieve in practice.
   • Of or pertaining to or resembling a utopia: Relating to the concept of an imaginary, ideal place or state of perfection.

2. Noun:

   • An idealistic (but usually impractical) social reformer: A person who advocates for or believes in the creation of a perfect society, often without regard for practical limitations.

Examples

• Adjective:

  • His utopian vision for the city included free housing and transportation for everyone, but it lacked a realistic financial plan.
  • The novel describes a utopian society where there is no crime, poverty, or conflict.
  • While her goals were admirable, her approach was criticized as being utopian and unworkable.

• Noun:

  • He was considered a utopian for believing that technology alone could solve all human suffering.
  • The early 19th-century utopians established small communities based on their ideals of perfect cooperation.

Advanced Usage

• Utopianism (n): The beliefs, attitudes, or practices associated with striving for a utopia.
  • The political movement was criticized for its naive utopianism.
• Utopian thinking/dream: Refers to the act of imagining perfect, often unrealistic, solutions or futures.
  • We need practical solutions, not just utopian dreaming.

Variants and Related Words

• Utopia (n): An imagined place or state of things where everything is perfect. (This is the foundational concept from which "utopian" is derived).
  • The book "Utopia" by Thomas More coined the term.
• Dystopian (adj): The opposite of utopian; relating to an imagined state or society where there is great suffering or injustice.
  • Many science fiction films are set in a dystopian future.

Synonyms

• Adjective: Idealistic, visionary, quixotic, impractical, pie-in-the-sky, romantic.
• Noun: Idealist, visionary, dreamer, reformer.

Antonyms

• Adjective: Realistic, practical, pragmatic, down-to-earth, dystopian.
• Noun: Realist, pragmatist, cynic.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• Utopian ideal/scheme: A perfect but unrealistic plan or principle.
  • The politician's promise of a tax-free society was dismissed as a utopian scheme.
• Pie-in-the-sky: (Idiom, similar in meaning) Describing an idea or plan that is appealing but unrealistic.
  • His plans for instant wealth are just pie-in-the-sky.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. characterized by or aspiring to impracticable perfection
   • the dim utopian future
   • utopian idealists
   • recognized the utopian nature of his hopes
2. of or pertaining to or resembling a utopia
   • a Utopian novel

Noun

1. an idealistic (but usually impractical) social reformer
   • a Utopian believes in the ultimate perfectibility of man

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