Utopian

Modifying Another Word

• not: They are not utopian; many of them are quite small; they are all practical - any difficulties facing them will be political.
• almost: And in discussions about them there is an almost utopian atmosphere: terms such as meeting and experience are often heard.
• rather: Traditionally, cosmopolitanism is associated with rather utopian notions of world citizenship or universal brotherhood.
• hopelessly: This sounds hopelessly utopian, yet it is closer to home than many might believe.
• somewhat: TM: There are times where it can be somewhat utopian.
• wildly: Or concoct wildly utopian lessons or plenaries for all occasions.

Infinitive complement

• expect: But Germany is not a democratic State, hence it would be utopian to expect such a policy with all its consequences from her.

Modifies a noun

• idealism: Far from being a Pie in the Sky dream of utopian idealism the authors contend that such a revolutionary change is within our grasp.
• socialism: But utopian socialism was unable to show a real way out.
• socialist: Its most successful advocates were the utopian socialists, in particular Robert Owen, back in the early 19th century.
• dream: These slogans reflected what seemed then to be mere utopian dreams.
• vision: Having no utopian vision equals destruction for destruction's sake then?
• fantasy: There is a utopian fantasy of redemption there, not unlike the idea of the resurrection of the body.

Used with adjective complement

• seem: At present such a system would seem wholly utopian.
• appear: What had appeared utopian at the start of the war was now a reality.