FOOL'S PARADISE Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

fool's paradise

noun

Definition of fool's paradise

as in hell

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Noun

National Treasure 3 has been long discussed but remained in development hell for almost two full decades.

— Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Aug. 2026
For six years and five seasons, Netflix’s treasure-hunting drama Outer Banks has put its North Carolina teens through absolute hell just to keep viewers hooked.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of hell

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Messages break down, signals decay, information rots; the stuff of everyday data dystopia and media apocalypse, but in Braxton’s hands, raw material to be shaped into something recombinant and strange.

— Reed Jackson, SPIN, 24 Aug. 2026
America isn’t there yet, but ALPR technology is leading the long march to this dystopia.

— Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of dystopia

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