NIRVANA Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

nirvana

noun

nir-ˈvä-nə

Definition of nirvana

as in oblivion

a state of being disregardful or unconscious of one's surroundings, concerns, or obligations the spa experience was a week of pure nirvana

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as in utopia

an often imaginary place or state of utter perfection and happiness the popular fantasy that life as a beachcomber in the South Pacific would be never-ending nirvana

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Recent Examples of nirvana The key to achieving this nirvana is first to ensure that the star in question has a broad, diverse repertory that became the soundtrack to the key moments of life. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 4 Dec. 2022 Down one road lay the Hayekian nirvana of fully privatized money and the pricing of everything; down the other lay the dream of a more equal world built on comprehensive reform of the international economic system. — Aaron Timms, The New Republic, 31 Oct. 2022 While Hindus associate the holiday with Lord Ramas return from exile, Jains recognize it as the day Lord Mahavira reached a state of nirvana (Moksha), per BBC. — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 22 Oct. 2022 Devotees of Brother’s P-Touch label maker know that having one — and using it to uniformly label everything in the house — is like reaching organizational nirvana. — Alesandra Dubin, Woman's Day, 18 Sep. 2022 See All Example Sentences for nirvana

Recent Examples of Synonyms for nirvana

Noun

How to talk about an episode that takes us to the brink of oblivion — Cal, what the hell, man?

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
While her brother is torn between his sister and power, a devastating secret will reveal that neither resistance nor sacrifice is enough to stop oblivion.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of oblivion

Noun

Is Finally Getting Around to Watching Entourage The superagent on Roll the Calls, torching his enemies, and betting on a post-work utopia.

— Britina Cheng, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
This pioneering vessel proves that cleaning up the operation doesn't require waiting for a distant technological utopia.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of utopia

Noun

Trump’s claim that the supply of Venezuelan oil will bring gas prices down is a macedoine of aspiration and ignorance.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Despite the claims of any number of charlatans who prey on the American brand of cuddly benighted ignorance, the universe will not manifest an alternate reality for anyone who simply wishes for it with sufficient longing.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of ignorance

Noun

Rolling hills, a big, beautiful lake, an outdoorsman's paradise.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
That’s too bad, because there’s something real and original about Singer that feels so out of place in the artificial paradise known as Hollywood.

— Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of paradise

Noun

River blindness is caused by a parasitic worm that’s transmitted when people are bitten repeatedly by infected blackflies.

— Joshua R. Ehrlich, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
Within this literature, no decade is more doom-laden than the nineteen-thirties, when misguided hope and willful blindness led the world’s democracies to grossly underestimate the threat of Fascism.

— Beverly Gage, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of blindness

Noun

This world’s heavens are lit with cosmic rays, its cityscapes otherworldly — everything seems to service an unabashed romanticism.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
And thanks to Tucson’s extraordinarily dark heavens, the Sonoran skyscape takes center stage with Peace Among the Stars.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of heaven

Noun

The woman’s vanity and the husband’s forgetfulness collide to sow chaos and discord in the house.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Occasional forgetfulness—like misplacing items or struggling to recall a word—is a normal part of aging, especially if the information eventually comes back.

— Danielle Zickl, HEALTH, 31 Aug. 2026