NEVER-NEVER LAND Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

never-never land

noun

ˌne-vər-ˈne-vər-

Definition of never-never land

as in utopia

an often imaginary place or state of utter perfection and happiness a depiction of Merry Old England that debunks the popular notion that it was ever some sort of never-never land

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Recent Examples of never-never land Yet the extravagance that helped define E3’s never-never land feeling remained at full-tilt. — Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2023 Pavelski was curling in from the left wing, outpaced his check, only to get clobbered to never-never land by Dumba. — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Apr. 2023 Every chapter straddles the psychological never-never land between myth and science. — Robert M. Thorson, WSJ, 4 Mar. 2022 Ownership of both is a must for the haves and a never-never land for the have-nots. — Scott Burns, Dallas News, 9 Oct. 2020 Of course, this abject failure is nothing new in the never-never land of presidential debates. — Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2020 But for ten days every June, when the Aspen Ideas Festival is in full swing, a technicolour fever dream descends and the campus becomes a corporate never-never land. — The Economist, 11 Oct. 2019

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Noun

William Morris, the Arts & Crafts head honcho, had imagined a socialist utopia where his dazzling wallpapers meant that everyone could access nature and beauty, anywhere, any time.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
There is something totalitarian about utopias, something already latent in More.

— Carline Tromp, The Dial, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of utopia

Noun

There was always going to be somebody next door, building toward their own paradise.

— R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
Their escapade leads not only to the creation of their island paradise, Moonrise Kingdom, but a humorous wild goose chase between Suzy’s parents, Sam’s Scout troop, and the island police chief.

— Kara Nesvig, Parents, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of paradise

Noun

In 1851, the signing of the Treaty at Forks of Cosumnes River promised land along the Cosumnes River where local tribes could live.

— Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 20 June 2026
In fact, at one time any man who signed up for the Continental Army was promised land that rightfully belonged to Native Americans.

— Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2025

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