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Erewhon

[er-uh-hwon, -hwuhn, -won, -wuhn] / ˈɛr əˌʰwɒn, -ʰwən, -ˌwɒn, -wən /
NOUN
Shangri-la
Synonyms
STRONG
Arcadia Eden bliss heaven paradise
WEAK
Elysian Fields Garden of Eden Promised Land Xanadu seventh heaven
Antonyms
STRONG
hell
NOUN
utopia
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bliss paradise
STRONG
Arcadia Eden Shangri-la dreamland dreamworld fairyland heaven perfection wonderland
WEAK
Elysian Fields Garden of Eden Promised Land Zion fantasy land of milk and honey never-never land nirvana pie in the sky seventh heaven
Antonyms
STRONGEST
antiutopia cacotopia dystopia
WEAK
apocalypse hell hellscape nightmare wasteland

Example Sentences

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I have an Erewhon near me in Venice.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Erewhon didn’t start out as a luxury grocer.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2021

A Beverly Hills Erewhon is next, with a scheduled launch of summer 2022, then Culver City later in the year; Pasadena is in the works for 2023.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2021

I’m going to bring this cool tea with me from Erewhon.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2021

The first Erewhon dinner at Pagani’s Restaurant, Great Portland Street; 32 persons present: the day was fixed by Professor Marcus Hartog.

From The Note-Books of Samuel Butler by Butler, Samuel