utopianism

noun

uto·​pi·​an·​ism yu̇-ˈtō-pē-ə-ˌni-zəm How to pronounce utopianism (audio)
1
: a utopian idea or theory
2
often capitalized : the body of ideas, views, or aims of a utopian

Examples of utopianism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Stephenson: There was a bit of early internet utopianism in the book, which was written during that era in the mid-’90s when the internet was coming online. Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2024 There’s no stronger response to charges of utopianism than showing models that are already working. Nick Romeo, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2024 In the annals of irresponsible utopianism, few names stand out like that of Bronson Alcott. Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 10 Nov. 2023 By the nineteen-thirties, converting facts into data to be read by machines married the centuries-long quest for universal knowledge to twentieth-century technological utopianism. Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023 See all Example Sentences for utopianism 

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Word History

First Known Use

1649, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of utopianism was in 1649

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“Utopianism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/utopianism. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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