Utopianism

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative letter-case form of utopianism. alt-of, countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    The belief in a system for an ideal society, usually regarded as unrealistic. countable, uncountable

    "In this solid account of the calamitous effect of dry utopianism on New York City, Lerner explains how the Prohibition amendment was passed and why its execution failed."

  3. 3
    the political orientation of a Utopian who believes in impossibly idealistic schemes of social perfection wordnet

Synonyms

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anarchismautismcheerfulnessconversiondereismextremism

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"In this solid account of the calamitous effect of dry utopianism on New York City, Lerner explains how the Prohibition amendment was passed and why its execution failed."

Etymology

From utopian + -ism.

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