Paradise
What it means
A place or condition experienced as exceptionally peaceful and delightful.
Reach for it when describing an ideal refuge, setting, or state of happiness
For the tired cyclists, the shaded orchard felt like paradise.
Words to choose between 6
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everyday
Fits when bliss is expressed through familiar exaggeration
Careful Heaven has religious meanings and may be inappropriate in secular or interfaith contexts.
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everyday
retreat
Fits when a temporary place for rest is intended
Careful A retreat can be useful without being idyllic.
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warm
Fits when safety and refuge are more important than pleasure
Careful A haven can be plain and protective rather than blissfully beautiful.
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professional
Fits when protection from harm is the defining quality
Careful Sanctuary foregrounds security, not complete pleasure.
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formal
Fits when an ideal society or system is being imagined
Careful Utopia often carries political or impossible perfection that paradise does not require.
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literary
Eden
Fits when untouched natural abundance is the image
Careful Eden invokes a specific biblical story rather than any delightful place.
Opposites 3
- hell
- wasteland
- misery
Common phrases 3
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tropical paradise
The restored mangroves made the bay a tropical paradise for nesting birds.
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a little paradise
A little paradise grew behind the flats as neighbors planted herbs and fruit trees.
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paradise for hikers
Paradise for hikers begins where the marked trail reaches the high meadow.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Dvortygirl, American accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Updated