most 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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Not the most ideal takeaways from a segment where Dokoupil clearly wanted to get one particular confirmation from Trump: whether the U.S. would “get involved if Iran started killing protesters.”

From Slate • Jan. 14, 2026

Mr Halladay points out that it is possible to shoot in landscape and crop to a portrait, or vertical, image, though that might not be the most "ideal" solution, he acknowledges.

From BBC • May 15, 2025

I knew I could count on him if we were to do these scenarios of shows that were not the most ideal.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2025

In it, the researchers consider two main variables: what kind of biomass is most ideal and what to do with the lignin once it's been extracted.

From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2024

It was not the most ideal terrain, plagued as it was by mudslides, floods, and avalanches.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins