Ideal

//aɪˈdi(ə)l//

Synonyms for "ideal" (275 found)

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Closest matches (55)

Strong matches (83)

dreamery edenic ego ideal epitome estimation eternal object eternal universal examine example excellent exemplar exemplary fancied fanciful fancy fantasy faultless favorite feeling fictitious

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Adjective(3 words)

flawless imaginary lack-life

Adjective(1 words)

idealistic

Noun(1 words)

lie ideal

Related words (137)

lodestar mainspring man of men masterpiece masterwork matter millennial mirror model moot morals motive mythic mythical nonesuch nonpareil noosphere notion notional noumenon

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opinion paradigm paradigmatic paradisal paragon pattern pattern of perfection peerless percept perception perfection persuasion phoenix platonic form platonic idea play of fancy postulatory precedential presumption principle principles prototypal prototype pure quintessence quintessential quixotism quixotry reaching high reaction reason reflection regulative first principle representative ripe romance romantic romanticism sake score sentiment shining example simple idea sinless source speculation speculative spotless spring stainless standard standards sublime subsistent form supposition supreme surmise suspicion taintless the absolute the absolute idea the realized ideal the self-determined theoretical theory thought transcendent transcendent idea transcendent nonempirical concept transcendent universal transcendental treasure typical ulterior motive unadulterated unblemished uncontaminated unfaultable unflawed universal universal concept universal essence unmixed unpracticalness unreal unrealism unreality unspotted untainted upward looking utopian utopianism vagary very very model view visionariness visionary vocation whim whimsy wish fulfillment wish-fulfillment fantasy wishful thinking

Noun(8 words)

nonesuch nonpareil nonsuch order ideal paragon saint two-sided ideal yardstick

Adjective(5 words)

notional optimal optimum storybooklike unbesmirched

Related word relations

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11 relation types

More general

4 entries

idea model role model thought

More specific

2 entries

maximal ideal principal ideal

Antonyms

5 entries

filter imperfect scenario worst worst scenario

Synonyms

1 entries

lie ideal

Related terms

6 entries

idealism idealistic ideality idealize idealless ideally

derived

38 entries

Frink ideal Platonic ideal coideal counterideal factor ideal fractional ideal hyperideal ideal gas ideal gas law ideal lattice ideal mixture ideal number ideal point ideal polyhedron ideal solution ideal triangle

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etymologically related_to

1 entries

idea

has context

7 entries

algebra lattice theory lie theory mathematics order theory ring theory set theory

is a

3 entries

goal idea model

related to

70 entries

adjective aim best best case best ever best fit case closure concept conceptual defect empty set ever excellence excellent exist

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similar

4 entries

abstract perfect

Translations

207 translations across 51 languages.

Afrikaans

4 entries

denkbeeldig adj (relating to idealism)
ideaal adj (being optimal)
ideaal adj (being perfect)
ideëel adj (relating to idealism)

Ancient Greek

1 entries

ἰδανικός adj (being perfect)

Arabic

1 entries

مِثَالِيّ adj (being optimal)

Armenian

4 entries

երևակայական adj (relating to idealism)
իդեալական adj (being optimal)
իդեալական adj (being perfect)
կատարյալ adj (being perfect)

Asturian

4 entries

ideal adj (being optimal)
ideal adj (being perfect)
ideal adj (relating to idealism)
ideal noun (perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc.)

Belarusian

4 entries

даскана́лы adj (being perfect)
ідэа́льны adj (being optimal)
ідэа́льны adj (being perfect)
ідэа́л noun (perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc.)

Bulgarian

4 entries

абстра́ктен adj (relating to idealism)
въобража́ем adj (relating to idealism)
идеа́лен adj (being optimal)
идеа́лен adj (being perfect)

Catalan

4 entries

ideal adj (being optimal)
ideal adj (being perfect)
ideal adj (relating to idealism)
ideal noun (perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc.)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

理想的 adj (being optimal)
典范 noun (perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc.)
理想 noun (perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc.)
理想 noun (subring closed under multiplication by containing ring)

Czech

3 entries

ideální adj (being optimal)
ideální adj (being perfect)
ideál noun (perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc.)

Dutch

4 entries

conceptueel adj (relating to idealism)
ideaal adj (being optimal)
ideaal adj (being perfect)
ideëel adj (relating to idealism)

Esperanto

4 entries

ideala adj (being optimal)
ideala adj (being perfect)
ideala adj (relating to idealism)
idealo noun (perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc.)

Finnish

4 entries

ajatuksellinen adj (pertaining to ideas)
ajatuksellinen adj (existing only in the mind; conceptual, imaginary)
ideaali adj (being optimal)
ideaali adj (relating to idealism)

French

4 entries

idéal adj (being optimal)
idéal adj (being perfect)
idéal adj (relating to idealism)
parfait adj (being perfect)

Galician

4 entries

ideal adj (being optimal)
ideal adj (being perfect)
ideal adj (relating to idealism)
ideal noun (perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc.)

German

4 entries

bestmöglich adj (being optimal)
einwandfrei adj (being perfect)
ideal adj (being optimal)
ideal adj (being perfect)

Greek

2 entries

ιδανικός adj (being perfect)
ιδεώδες noun (perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc.)

Hebrew

2 entries

אידיאלי adj (relating to idealism)
אידיאל \ אִידֵאָל noun (perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc.)

Hindi

4 entries

आदर्श adj (being optimal)
आदर्श adj (being perfect)
श्रेष्ठ adj (being optimal)
श्रेष्ठ adj (being perfect)

Hungarian

4 entries

eszményi adj (being perfect)
ideális adj (being optimal)
képzelt adj (relating to idealism)
tökéletes adj (being perfect)

Ido

4 entries

ideala adj (being optimal)
ideala adj (being perfect)
ideala adj (relating to idealism)
idealo noun (perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc.)

Indonesian

1 entries

ideal noun (perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc.)

Interlingua

1 entries

ideal noun (perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc.)

Irish

4 entries

idéalach adj (being optimal)
idéalach adj (being perfect)
idéal noun (perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc.)
idéal noun (lower set closed under joins)

Italian

2 entries

ideale adj (being optimal)
ideale noun (perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc.)

Japanese

4 entries

理想な adj (being optimal)
理想的な adj (being optimal)
イデアル noun (subring closed under multiplication by containing ring)
理想 noun (perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc.)

Kazakh

2 entries

идеал noun (subring closed under multiplication by containing ring)
мұрат noun (perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc.)

Korean

4 entries

리상적 adj (being optimal)
이상적 adj (being optimal)
리상 noun (perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc.)
이상 noun (perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc.)

Latvian

1 entries

ideāls adj (being optimal)

Luxembourgish

1 entries

ideal adj (being optimal)

Macedonian

1 entries

идеа́лен adj (being optimal)

Malayalam

2 entries

ആദർശം adj (being optimal)
ആദർശം adj (relating to idealism)

Manx

3 entries

ard-smooinagh adj (relating to idealism)
ard-smooinaghtagh adj (relating to idealism)
slanjeant adj (being perfect)

Māori

2 entries

paruhi adj (being perfect)
takarepakore adj (being perfect)

Norman

3 entries

idéal adj (being optimal)
idéal adj (being perfect)
idéal adj (relating to idealism)

Pannonian Rusyn

3 entries

идеални adj (being optimal)
идеални adj (being perfect)
идейни adj (relating to idealism)

Persian

4 entries

آرمانی adj (being optimal)
ایدهآل adj (being optimal)
درست adj (being perfect)
غایی adj (math: at infinity)

Polish

4 entries

idealny adj (being optimal)
idealny adj (being perfect)
konceptualny adj (relating to idealism)
pojęciowy adj (relating to idealism)

Portuguese

4 entries

ideal adj (being optimal)
ideal adj (being perfect)
ideal adj (relating to idealism)
ideal noun (perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc.)

Punjabi

1 entries

ਆਦਰਸ਼ noun (perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc.)

Romanian

1 entries

ideal noun (subring closed under multiplication by containing ring)

Russian

4 entries

абстра́ктный adj (relating to idealism)
вообража́емый adj (relating to idealism)
идеа́льный adj (being optimal)
идеа́льный adj (being perfect)

Slovak

2 entries

ideálny adj (being optimal)
ideál noun (perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc.)

Slovene

4 entries

idealen adj (being optimal)
idealen adj (being perfect)
idejen adj (relating to idealism)
ideal noun (perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc.)

Spanish

4 entries

conceptual adj (relating to idealism)
ideal adj (being optimal)
ideal adj (being perfect)
ideal adj (relating to idealism)

Swedish

2 entries

ideal noun (perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc.)
ideal noun (subring closed under multiplication by containing ring)

Telugu

3 entries

ఆదర్శ adj (being optimal)
ఆదర్శ adj (being perfect)
ఆదర్శం noun (perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc.)

Ukrainian

4 entries

доскона́лий adj (being perfect)
ідеа́льний adj (being optimal)
ідеа́льний adj (being perfect)
ідеа́л noun (perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc.)

Vietnamese

1 entries

lý tưởng noun (perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc.)

Welsh

1 entries

delfryd noun (perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc.)

Yiddish

2 entries

אידעאַל adj (being optimal)
אידעאַל noun (perfect standard of beauty, intellect etc.)

Sample sentences

32 total sentences available.

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We are haunted by an ideal life, and it is because we have within us the beginning and the possibility for it.

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The seaside is an ideal spot for the children to play.

Source: tatoeba (22152)

It's ideal weather for a picnic.

Source: tatoeba (34815)

The new method was anything but ideal.

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