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Laputan

Of or pertaining to Laputa, an imaginary flying island described in Gulliver's Travels as the home of chimerical philosophers. Hence, fanciful; preposterous; absurd in science or philosophy.

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Utopian 84% connected

Of or pertaining to Utopia; resembling Utopia; hence, ideal; chimerical; fanciful; founded upon, or involving, imaginary perfections; as, Utopian pro…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Utopian 84% connected

Of or pertaining to Utopia; resembling Utopia; hence, ideal; chimerical; fanciful; founded upon, or involving, imaginary perfections; as, Utopian pro…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Vision 74% connected

The act of seeing external objects; actual sight.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Vision 74% connected

The act of seeing external objects; actual sight.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Visionary 74% connected

Of or pertaining to a visions or visions; characterized by, appropriate to, or favorable for, visions.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Visionary 74% connected

Of or pertaining to a visions or visions; characterized by, appropriate to, or favorable for, visions.

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Airy 92% connected

Consisting of air; as, an airy substance; the airy parts of bodies.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Impractical 92% connected

Not practical.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Visionary 92% connected

Of or pertaining to a visions or visions; characterized by, appropriate to, or favorable for, visions.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Windy 92% connected

Consisting of wind; accompanied or characterized by wind; exposed to wind.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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