Synonyms for IDEAL
aɪˈdi əl, aɪˈdilide·al

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1. idealnoun

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1. ideal

   An ideal is that which is conceived or taken as the highest type of excellence or ultimate object of attainment. The archetype is the primal form, actual or imaginary, according to which any existing thing is constructed; the prototype has or has had actual existence; in the derived sense, as in metrology, a prototype may not be the original form, but one having equal authority with that as a standard. An ideal may be primal, or may be slowly developed even from failures and by negations; an ideal is meant to be perfect, not merely the thing that has been attained or is to be attained, but the best conceivable thing that could by possibility be attained. The artist's ideal is his own mental image, of which his finished work is but an imperfect expression. The original is the first specimen, good or bad; the original of a master is superior to all copies. The standard may be below the ideal. The ideal is imaginary, and ordinarily unattainable; the standard is concrete, and ordinarily attainable, being a measure to which all else of its kind must conform; as, the standard of weights and measures, of corn, or of cotton. The idea of virtue is the mental concept or image of virtue in general; the ideal of virtue is the mental concept or image of virtue in its highest conceivable perfection. Compare EXAMPLE; IDEA.

   Synonyms:
   archetype, idea, model, original, pattern, prototype, standard

   Antonyms:
   accomplishment, achievement, act, action, attainment, development, doing, embodiment, execution, fact, incarnation, performance, practise, reality, realization

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1. ideal

   Synonyms:
   mental, notional, conceptional, intellectual, creative, spiritual, poetical, supposititious, fictitious, unreal, imaginary, chimerical, fanciful, imaginative

   Antonyms:
   physical, visible, material, tangible, historical, real, actual, palpable, substantial

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1. idealnoun

   the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain

   Synonyms:
   nonpareil, nonsuch, nonesuch, apotheosis, saint, paragon

   Antonyms:
   imperfect, concrete

2. ideal, paragon, nonpareil, saint, apotheosis, nonesuch, nonsuchadjective

   model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal

   Synonyms:
   nonsuch, deification, saint, perfection, ideal, apotheosis, exaltation, holy man, idol, angel, nonpareil, paragon, nonesuch, holy person, beau ideal

   Antonyms:
   imperfect, concrete

3. idealadjective

   conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal

   Synonyms:
   idealistic

   Antonyms:
   imperfect, concrete

4. idealadjective

   constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conception

   "a poem or essay may be typical of its period in idea or ideal content"

   Synonyms:
   idealistic

   Antonyms:
   imperfect, concrete

5. ideal, idealisticadjective

   of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas

   Synonyms:
   idealistic, rarified, noble-minded, elevated, lofty, exalted, sublime, rarefied, high-minded, high-flown, ideal, grand

   Antonyms:
   concrete, imperfect

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1. idealadjective

   Synonyms:
   intellectual, mental

2. idealadjective

   Synonyms:
   imaginary, unreal, fanciful, fantastic, fancied, illusory, chimerical, visionary, shadowy

3. idealnoun

   Synonyms:
   imaginary standard, ideal model of perfection

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1. idealadjective

   Synonyms:
   faultless, consummate, perfect

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1. List of paraphrases for "ideal":

   ideals, perfect, idéal, optimal, optimum, vision, exemplary, idea, idealism, satisfactory, desirable, idealistic, ideally

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1. George Santayana:

   Friends need not agree in everything or go always together, or have no comparable other friendships of the same intimacy. On the contrary, in friendship union is more about ideal things: and in that sense it is more ideal and less subject to trouble than marriage is.

2. Sophocles, Antigone:

   The ideal conditionWould be, I admit, that men should be right by instinct;But since we are all likely to go astray,The reasonable thing is to learn from those who can teach.

3. Carlo Ratti:

   It becomes an ideal lab to study the link between technology and city planning.

4. Abigail Johnson:

   Bart is the ideal candidate to succeed Steve, the breadth of his experience across investment strategies and asset classes, as well as his strategic insights and spirit of innovation, makes him well suited to lead asset management.

5. Yvonne Padmos:

   The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was penned to encourage mankind to embrace a brotherly and sisterly bond. However, if our own flesh and blood fail to embody this ideal, how can we expect the world to do so? Perhaps, it is time to rewrite the scenes of the play of life, to redefine the roles of brothers and sisters, and cultivate a society abundant in empathy and compassion.