noun
- idealistic beliefs or theories about creating perfect societies; impractical schemes for social reform
Usage: plural form
Examples
- The professor criticized the various utopianisms proposed by 19th-century reformers.
- His political writings were filled with naive utopianisms that ignored economic realities.
- The commune failed because it was based on romantic utopianisms rather than practical planning.
- Many revolutionary movements have been driven by competing utopianisms.
- The book examines different utopianisms throughout history and their common failures.
- Critics dismissed the proposal as another example of Silicon Valley’s technological utopianisms.