ideal

Strongest matches

excellent, fitting, optimal, quintessential

Strong matches

Shangri-la, absolute, classic, classical, representative

Weak matches

archetypal, complete, consummate, exemplary, flawless, have-it-all, indefectible, paradigmatic, pie-in-the-sky, prototypical, supreme

Strongest matches

unattainable, unreal

Strong matches

abstract, hypothetical, imaginary, intellectual, utopian, visionary

Weak matches

chimerical, dreamlike, extravagant, fanciful, fictitious, high-flown, in the clouds, ivory-tower, mental, mercurial, notional, out of reach, quixotic, theoretical, transcendent, transcendental, unearthly

Strongest matches

goal, perfection, standard

Strong matches

archetype, criterion, epitome, example, exemplar, idol, jewel, mirror, nonesuch, nonpareil, paradigm, paragon, pattern, prototype

Weak match

last word