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 far simpler to focus on someone or something else than it is to examine and reorient our own existence toward something more ideal.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 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

A more ideal moment for organizing a major L.A. museum show to give the reef its public and scholarly due is hard to imagine, but for PST it did not happen.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2024

This phase may be more ideal for steady-state cardio activities compared with high-intensity or power-based activities, which require access to quick bursts of energy typically offered by carbohydrates.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 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