utopiate means A drug providing escape from the problems of reality, and giving dreams of utopia. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 78 out of 100.
utopiate is pronounced /juːˈtəʊ.pi.ət/.
Why “utopiate” is a great word
UTOPIATE — [Noun] A narcotic that induces an escape from reality into a hallucinatory dream of a perfect world. Coined in 1964 by Richard H. Blum as a blend of 'utopia' (an imagined perfect society) and 'opiate' (a narcotic drug). Unlike a 'hallucinogen' (which distorts the given world) or an 'anodyne' (which merely dulls its pain), a utopiate is an agent of wholesale, blissful replacement. It is the chemical architecture of a faultless city rising behind closed eyelids, the synthetic warmth of a sun that never sets, and the total, humming silence where all conflict is resolved—the saddest form of hope, purchased by the dose.
Etymology
Blend of utopia + opiate. The noun usage was coined by Richard H. Blum of Stanford University in 1964.
noun
- A drug providing escape from the problems of reality, and giving dreams of utopia.