anti-utopia

noun

A world that is the opposite of a utopia, i.e. flawed and maximally unpleasant.

Similar
dystopia
OriginEnglish utopia ← New Latin Ūtopia ← Ancient Greek τόπος (tópos) →
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Meanings

nounanti-utopia (plural anti-utopias)

plural anti-utopias

  1. A world that is the opposite of a utopia, i.e. flawed and maximally unpleasant.

    Synonyms: dystopia

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA world that is the opposite of a utopia, i.e. flawed and maximally unpleasant.

Similar
dystopia
Also see
dystopia

Origin

  1. Englishanti-
  2. Ancient Greekοὐ (ou)
  3. Ancient Greekτόπος (tópos)
  4. New LatinŪtopia
  5. Englishutopia
  6. Englishanti-utopia

From anti- + utopia.

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Translations

Finnish antiutopia
  • antiutopiaopposite of utopia
Polish antyutopia
  • antyutopiaopposite of utopia
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APA

anti-utopia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anti-utopia

MLA

“anti-utopia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anti-utopia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anti-utopia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anti-utopia.

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