utopianism

[ yoo-toh-pee-uh-niz-uhm ]

noun

, (sometimes initial capital letter)

1. the views or habit of mind of a utopian; impracticable schemes of political or social reform.

Other Words From

• u·topi·an·ist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of utopianism¹

First recorded in 1655–65; utopian + -ism

Example Sentences

The show’s focus on a space race between the USA and USSR that never ended posits that such a space race would have led to a world where the dial was turned just a couple of clicks more toward utopianism.

From Vox

Its dramatization of the clash between utopianism and geopolitical catastrophe becomes more potent with every passing year.

From The Daily Beast

And the philosophical syndicalism that was born of this union combines utopianism and anarchism.

From Project Gutenberg

It is by answering possible objections to Utopianism that I shall best be able to unfold Egeria's philosophy of education.

From Project Gutenberg

I make this appeal at the risk of incurring only contempt for my Utopianism.

From Project Gutenberg

In the estimation of socialists to-day his work was of a very high order, “not mere utopianism.”

From Project Gutenberg

It consists of animistic, theological and dualistic habits of thought, issuing in utopianism and non-materialistic idealism.

From Project Gutenberg