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utopian

 
Dictionary: u·to·pi·an   (yū-tō'pē-ən) pronunciation
adj.
  1. often Utopian Of, relating to, describing or having the characteristics of a Utopia: a Utopian island; Utopian novels.
    1. Excellent or ideal but impracticable; visionary: a utopian scheme for equalizing wealth.
    2. Proposing impracticably ideal schemes.
n.

A zealous but impractical reformer of human society.


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adjective

  1. Not compatible with reality: idealistic, quixotic, romantic, starry-eyed, unrealistic, visionary. See hope/despair, real/imaginary.
  2. Showing a tendency to envision things in perfect but unrealistic form: idealistic, visionary. See hope/despair, real/imaginary.

noun

    A person inclined to be imaginative or idealistic but impractical: dreamer, idealist, visionary. See ability/inability, hope/despair.

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adj

Definition: imaginary, ideal
Antonyms: real


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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: being the best possible; characterized by ideal perfection
  Antonym: dystopian (meaning #1)


 
 
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