NEW JERUSALEM Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

New Jerusalem

noun

-jə-ˈrü-s(ə-)ləm

Definition of New Jerusalem

as in sky

a dwelling place of perfect happiness for the soul after death prayed that the those recently departed will spend eternal life in New Jerusalem

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as in utopia

an often imaginary place or state of utter perfection and happiness an idealistic senator who thought that he could singlehandedly turn Washington into the New Jerusalem

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Noun

Here, Monet painted his monumental Nymphéas series—around 250 canvases—capturing shifting reflections of sky, willow, and blossom.

— Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
However, this potential sky show isn’t a result of a coronal mass ejection (CME), the intense solar eruptions responsible for some of the most widespread aurora events in recent years.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026

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Noun

No society in human history has produced that form of equality, and holding a country up against a hypothetical utopia is a ridiculous standard that no society could ever reach.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026
Everyone from the Allmans and the Marshall Tucker Band to Tom Petty and Eric Clapton have played this musical utopia on Poplar Street downtown.

— Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2026

Definition of utopia

Noun

Host Cristi, whose dad built the house himself, welcomed us and showed us around the property before leaving us to enjoy the bliss of the place.

— Alessia Armenise, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2026
Anna Karenina, Emma Bovary, and Tess Durbeyfield didn’t lead lives of unmitigated bliss.

— Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026

Definition of bliss

Noun

Krabi, Thailand A quieter alternative to the equally beautiful Thailand destination of Phuket, Krabi is a diver's paradise.

— Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 26 July 2026
There’s nothing more frustrating than booking a trip to paradise only to have your holiday consumed with bad weather.

— Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of paradise

Noun

Its purpose is to take deep panoramic images of the sky, over and over again, every clear night across the next 10 years, making what amounts to a decade-spanning ultrahigh-definition timelapse movie of the entire heavens.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 24 July 2026
The evolution of Jacob Latz from hopeful starter to All-Star closer is one of those from-heaven developments all good teams need.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026

Definition of heaven

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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