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

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

Understanding these factors can help you determine the most ideal spot to paddle out into the lineup — and whether it’s safe to join the fray at all.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2023

That company has since been taken over by his Tulip Real Estates business and the hotel was described on the company's website as "one of the most ideal hotels in Milton Keynes".

From BBC • Aug. 14, 2023

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

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins