utopian

Based on wonderful ideas that would be very difficult or impossible to put into practice.

• The plan seemed utopian.
• His utopian dreams ignored the cost of change.
• Critics dismissed the proposal as hopelessly utopian.

Similar words: unrealistic, idealistic

Opposites: realistic, practical

Common phrases: utopian dream, utopian scheme, utopian project

Connected with an imagined society where everyone lives happily and everything works perfectly.

• The novel describes a utopian society.
• They hoped to build a utopian community.
• Her paintings show a peaceful, utopian world.

Similar words: ideal

Opposites: dystopian

Common phrases: utopian society, utopian vision, utopian community

Someone who believes a perfect society can be created and wants to help create it.

• He was a committed utopian.
• The utopians wanted a society without poverty.
• Some utopians established communities to test their ideas.

Similar words: idealist

Common phrases: social utopian, political utopian, committed utopian