ideal
noun
adjective
Origin of ideal
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Related Words for ideal
optimal, fitting, quintessential, excellent, unattainable, unreal, goal, perfection, standard, classical, classic, representative, Shangri-la, absolute, abstract, visionary, intellectual, utopian, hypothetical, imaginaryExamples from the Web for ideal
Contemporary Examples of ideal
White and Crandall agree that low-intensity workouts are ideal.
The land at Easter Elchies was the ideal place for Reid to set up his business.
Ester Elchies, The Estate Built By WhiskeyDecember 10, 2014
I reached out with heartfelt pleas, and spoke to people that I felt were ideal—and I was right in most cases.
Idris Elba on Eric Garner, ‘Mi Mandela,’ and Selling Weed to Dave ChappelleMarlow Stern
December 6, 2014
The problem comes at this point because the liquid loses its potency within an hour even in ideal conditions.
If I said “refugees,” that stood for the ideal of everything I did when I ran for president.
Wyclef Jean Talks Lauryn Hill, the Yele Haiti Controversy, and Chris ChristieMarlow Stern
November 20, 2014
Historical Examples of ideal
He was not by any means an ideal monk, but he was equally far from being a scandal.
The Armourer's PrenticesCharlotte M. Yonge
And this ideal of equality and individuality was fixed in the American mind.
'Tis Sixty Years SinceCharles Francis Adams
The ideal, or even my own ideal, I shall probably not attain.
It is a thought, an ideal, which has led to an entirely new line of action.
He knew something of horses, and this bay fitted into his dreams of an ideal perfectly.
Way of the LawlessMax Brand