as in utopia
an often imaginary place or state of utter perfection and happiness
a lavish resort casino that transports its patrons to fantasyland—at least for a few hours
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Recent Examples of fantasyland
Concocting a male fantasyland More so than most restaurants, managers at breastaurants like Hooters seek to strictly regulate how their employees look and act.
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Dawn Szymanski, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2025
In other words, the tension between dark metaphor and the sickly sweet fantasyland of Oz has always been there.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
The prices still seem to come from fantasyland with pesto burrata costing $28.99 whilst a Coke will now set you back $6.99 and the slice of chocolate cake weighs in at $24.99.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
If the candy surroundings evoke the famous fantasyland, Google Ventures, and its only LP Alphabet, occupy a role within the startup scene that’s not so dissimilar from Willy Wonka’s factory.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2024
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Dawn Szymanski, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2025
In other words, the tension between dark metaphor and the sickly sweet fantasyland of Oz has always been there.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
The prices still seem to come from fantasyland with pesto burrata costing $28.99 whilst a Coke will now set you back $6.99 and the slice of chocolate cake weighs in at $24.99.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
If the candy surroundings evoke the famous fantasyland, Google Ventures, and its only LP Alphabet, occupy a role within the startup scene that’s not so dissimilar from Willy Wonka’s factory.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fantasyland
Noun
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Lucky is forced to watch as the utopia he was promised crumbles under the weight of corruption.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
30 Apr. 2026
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There’s no utopia without structural change.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But back in the 1950s, most Americans thought of Cuba as little more than a hedonistic paradise.—
Mo Rocca,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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And now, with a myriad of buzzy new restaurants helmed by some of France’s top chefs and curious creatives from around the world eager to experiment with the territory’s rich ingredients, Biarritz is becoming an epicure’s paradise in its own right.—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Fantasyland.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fantasyland. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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