noun
- monotonous suburban development that lacks character or architectural distinction
Usage: British; often derogatory
Examples
- The once-beautiful countryside had been transformed into endless subtopia.
- Critics described the new housing development as typical subtopia.
- The author wrote about escaping the dullness of suburban subtopia.
- Urban planners warned against creating more subtopia on the city’s outskirts.
- The term subtopia was coined to describe characterless suburban sprawl.
- Residents complained that their neighborhood had become generic subtopia.