Choose the most appropriate antonym for the word Dystopian from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Idealistic
Dystopian describes an imagined society in which everything is as bad as possible, usually unjust and oppressive. Its direct opposite, "utopian" (a perfect world), is not among the options. Its antonym among the options is idealistic.
Example: The novel describes a dystopian future in which books are banned.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Imperfect | having faults or flaws (a dystopia is far worse than flawed, and imperfect points the same way, not the opposite way) | The printer made an imperfect copy. |
| (2) Idealistic (answer) | guided by high ideals and picturing a perfect world (it points towards the utopian vision that a dystopia turns upside down) | The idealistic young teacher dreamed of a school where every child was happy. |
| (3) Materialistic | caring mainly about money and possessions (it has no link with how good or bad a society is) | He has a materialistic outlook and measures success by wealth. |
| (4) Satisfactory | good enough to meet a need (it only means acceptable, which is not the opposite of a nightmare world) | Her marks in the test were satisfactory. |