never-never land

noun

ˌne-vər-ˈne-vər- How to pronounce never-never land (audio)
Definition of never-never landnext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for never-never land
  1. utopia
  2. paradise
  3. heaven
  4. promised land
Noun
  • There is something totalitarian about utopias, something already latent in More.
    — Carline Tromp, The Dial, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Turner gave me a framework for understanding how a profoundly anti-institutional ethos took hold, one that treated democratic institutions as obstacles to be bulldozed on the way to cyber-utopia.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of utopia
Noun
  • That, paired with the smoky sausage and flavorful ham, was a carnivore’s paradise.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Then there’s the equestrian center on the lower level, a horse-lover’s paradise featuring a four-stall barn, tack and feed rooms, and a corral area where the horses can play.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of paradise
Noun
  • Sounds like heaven to me, but your security posture mileage may vary!
    — Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • 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
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
Definition of promised land

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