island paradise

Secluded beach destination

A place imagined or described as an ideal tropical island—warm weather, clear water, palm trees, and freedom from everyday concerns.

The phrase appears constantly in tourism marketing and daydreams about escape: We honeymooned in an island paradise.

Often used loosely or ironically for any pleasant beach destination, however crowded or commercialized.

Related

coconut · turquoise · crystal clear · lagoon · hammock · sunset · reef · coral · sand · ocean · secluded · off the grid · getaway · breeze · azure · overwater bungalow · exotic · bungalow

Categories
Opposites
IDYLLIC vs. HARSH ENVIRONMENT

island paradisefrozen wasteland

Desolate ice-covered region

scorched earth · war zone · hellhole · wasteland · disaster zone

TROPICAL ISOLATION vs. URBAN DENSITY

island paradiseconcrete jungle

Dense cityscape, few parks

urban sprawl · industrial zone · inner city · megacity · urban blight

ESCAPIST IDEAL vs. GRIM REALITY

island paradiseprison

Confinement for offenders

ghetto · refugee camp · shantytown · slum · labor camp

Family

island, paradise, islands, islander, islanders, isle, isles, islet, islets

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G