paradisiacal

adjective

variants or paradisiac
Definition of paradisiacalnext
as in utopian

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Recent Examples of paradisiacal Sage Stephens/Palau Visitors Authority Fewer than a dozen liveaboard vessels are permitted to cruise paradisiacal Palau, a string of green jewels set in the crystalline waters of the western Pacific. — Chloe Sachdev, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Nov. 2024 By Jesse Ashlock October 10, 2024 In the seven years since its opening, the beachfront resort Baha Mar has become one of the Bahamas’ premier luxury escapes, offering travelers a paradisiacal getaway just a three-hour flight from New York City. — Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2024 The property, situated on a paradisiacal private cove on the far southeast corner of Upolu island, is within 30 minutes of major attractions and an hour and 15 minutes from the capital city of Apia. — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2024 Sheep, cows and chickens graze freely on crops and vegetation in a paradisiacal mess. — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 30 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for paradisiacal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paradisiacal
  1. utopian
  2. blissful
  3. beatific
Adjective
  • Just three miles east is the French Icarian Village, settled in the 1800s by a group of French people who started a utopian community based on egalitarianism.
    — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Reality check: Some outside commentators see techno as telling a dystopian story in Detroit, amid population decline and auto industry layoffs, contrasted with a free, post-Cold War utopian narrative in Europe, according to MSU English professor Julian Chambliss.
    — Annalise Frank, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025
Definition of utopian
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  • Post-nuptials, spend a blissful weekend canoeing and kayaking on the lake, or exploring the local forests on a hike.
    — Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 21 Mar. 2025
  • And his commanding voice leads the way for the blissful and bombastic blend of music delivered by a range of amazing vocalists throughout the cast.
    — Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of blissful
Adjective
  • That sincere belief in the serenity of golfing is affirmed by the beatific animation.
    — Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The various characters who arrived out of the city’s nooks and crannies late in the performance’s run were the flip side of the beatific images of ordinary people in tears.
    — John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 14 Mar. 2010
Definition of beatific

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“Paradisiacal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paradisiacal. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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