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more ideal

ADJECTIVE

model, perfect

Synonyms

STRONGEST

excellent fitting optimal quintessential

STRONG

Shangri-la absolute classic classical representative

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONG

uncharacteristic

WEAK

actual common flawed imperfect incorrect material practical pragmatic problematic wrong

ADJECTIVE

conceptual; impractical

Synonyms

STRONGEST

unattainable unreal

STRONG

abstract hypothetical imaginary intellectual utopian visionary

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONG

factual physical real

WEAK

actual common flawed imperfect incorrect material practical pragmatic problematic wrong

Example Sentences

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It’s hard to imagine any topic more ideal for creating this kind conflict than UFOs.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

Ms Natarajan added that continuing with the E10 blend - petrol mixed with 10% ethanol - would have been a more ideal choice.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025

Perhaps under more ideal conditions, the Chargers would have made their cap-freeing moves sooner, giving Hortiz and Harbaugh the opportunity to shop earlier in free agency when the best players were available.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2024

In more ideal conditions, it can get up to 5 feet, but most often, it ends up about 2 to 3 feet tall.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2023

“You couldn’t have brought us to a more ideal place. Ladies, we’re going to do more than pray. We’re going to go in there and ask for a miracle.”

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall