PARADISIACAL Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

paradisiacal

adjective

variants or paradisiac

Definition of paradisiacal

as in utopian

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Recent Examples of paradisiacal Six inhabitants of a paradisiacal coastal village initiate a pilgrimage on push bikes to save it from rising sea levels. — John Hopewell, Variety, 9 Mar. 2026 The film, to its credit, does not skimp on paradisiacal visions. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2026 Reliable sunshine is among the many allures of paradisiacal Key West. — Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 4 Jan. 2026 And if these virtual recreations of stellar self-destruction are windows into the very distant past, then that might also mean our own waterlogged, paradisiacal world is just one in a considerably long line of oceanic planets. — Robin George Andrews, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for paradisiacal

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When the show premiered in the 1960s, technology was seen as a way to achieve an almost utopian society.

— Brent Lang, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026
The utopian vision of a futures exchange for ideas is a compelling one.

— Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of utopian

Adjective

The interiors are just as blissful, with terra-cotta walls and smooth, wooden floor-to-ceiling wardrobes adding warmth to pale stone floors and marble bathrooms.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
There’s also a lovely six-room day spa and wellness center, where the relaxation room with a balcony overlooking the Rockies is as blissful as the treatments themselves.

— Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of blissful

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For this reason, Serrano’s work, with its uncannily beatific admixture of the sacred and the profane, recovers something of the original impact of Paul’s scandalous proclamation.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
The rest of the band followed his lead, particularly Green, a relentless head-banger, dropping to her knees to become one with the feedback and leaning back into beatific shred-faces.

— Steve Knopper, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2026

Definition of beatific

Adjective

Some Grouper tracks are cosmic, with synths appearing like auroras along the firmament; others use wispy, haunted vocals and acoustic guitar like gentle brushstrokes on a boundless canvas.

— Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
The signature of this additional cosmic artist was found within grains of dust sealed in DOM 08006, a meteorite recovered from Antarctica in 2008.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2026

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