Definition for Ideal:

• Answering to one\'s highest conception; embodying an idea; existing only in idea; visionary; relating to, consisting of, ( Platonic) ideas; ( n.) perfect type; actual thing as standard for imitation. Hence ideally adv. [ French]

Synonyms for Ideal:

• adj.

  •beautiful (adjective)
  • pulchritudinous.
  •conceptual; impractical (adjective)
  • chimerical,
  • quixotic,
  • visionary,
  • extravagant,
  • utopian,
  • unattainable,
  • mental,
  • dreamlike,
  • unearthly,
  • intellectual,
  • fictitious,
  • notional,
  • in the clouds,
  • high-flown,
  • mercurial.
  •deceptive (adjective)
  • illusory.
  •illusive (adjective)
  • phantasmagoric,
  • phantasmal,
  • phantasmic,
  • hallucinatory.
  •imaginary (adjective)
  • dreamed-up.
  •incomparable (adjective)
  • pre-eminent,
  • unrivalled.
  •metaphysical (adjective)
  • non-physical.
  •model (adjective)
  • exemplary,
  • archetypal,
  • instance,
  • specimen,
  • image,
  • simulation,
  • sample.
  •model, perfect (adjective)
  • flawless,
  • Indefectible,
  • pie-in-the-sky,
  • shangri-la,
  • classic,
  • complete.
  •perfect (adjective)
  • defectless,
  • unflawed.

• n.

  •
  • faith,
  • idea,
  • thought,
  • concept.
  •
  • king,
  • queen,
  • mirror.
  •
  • hope.
  •
  • archetypical.
  •
  • supreme,
  • excellent.
  •angel (noun)
  • gem.
  •beau ideal (noun)
  • shining example,
  • good example.
  •ideal (noun)
  • nonpareil,
  • perfect,
  • saint,
  • nonsuch,
  • apotheosis,
  • idealistic.
  •model (noun)
  • goal,
  • last word,
  • pattern,
  • idol,
  • criterion,
  • epitome.
  •vision (noun)
  • ideality.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • matchless,
  • philosophy,
  • reverie,
  • attractive,
  • first-rate,
  • unequalled,
  • presumption,
  • unsurpassed,
  • adapted,
  • unrivaled,
  • well-chosen,
  • wishful thinking,
  • timely,
  • immaculate,
  • delusion,
  • impeccable,
  • world-class,
  • belief,
  • premise,
  • classical,
  • opportune,
  • shibboleth,
  • suitably,
  • made-to-order,
  • universal,
  • picture,
  • theory,
  • unparalleled,
  • expectation,
  • suitable,
  • optimal,
  • approved,
  • commensurate,
  • abstraction,
  • assumption,
  • quintessential,
  • heroine,
  • tenet,
  • commitment,
  • tasteful,
  • watertight,
  • supposition,
  • top-notch,
  • message,
  • untouchable,
  • hypothesis,
  • principle,
  • world-beater,
  • seemly,
  • ideally,
  • heaven-sent,
  • peerless,
  • hypothetic,
  • line,
  • unmatched,
  • deduction,
  • felicitous.
  •
  • incomparable,
  • idealism,
  • reflection,
  • conclusion,
  • fitting,
  • infallible,
  • orthodoxy,
  • sense,
  • meet,
  • perfectly,
  • definitive,
  • dream,
  • transcendental,
  • pillar,
  • flagship,
  • tailor-made,
  • STANDOUT,
  • brainstorm,
  • suited,
  • possible,
  • convenient.
  •
  • aspiration,
  • hypothetical,
  • flash,
  • first class,
  • apt.
  •
  • proper,
  • prime.
  •
  • best.
  •
  • fit.
  •
  • star.

Paraphrases for Ideal:

• Forward Entailment

  • Adjective
    idea.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    idea.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Adjective
    idealistic.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    exemplary, favourable, preferred, fitting, unsatisfactory, proper, splendid, conducive, excellence, preferential, exceptional, brilliant, preferable, Favoured, unique.
  • Noun, plural
    causes.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    dream, concept.
  • Verb, past tense
    suited.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    shining.
  • Verb, past participle
    desired, Aimed, suited, pursued, preferred.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    idealized, desirable, satisfactory, excellent, optimal, privileged, well-suited, aspirational, wonderful, ideally, qualified, attractive, optimum, flawless, ideological, better, beautiful, faultless, ultimate, golden, adequate, pristine, undesirable.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    idealism, optimal, optimum, OPTIMA, aspiration, notion.
  • Adverb
    ideally.

Antonyms for Ideal:

• adj.

  • conceptual; impractical
    factual, real, physical.
  • model, perfect
    problematic, imperfect, wrong, flawed, uncharacteristic, actual, material, incorrect, pragmatic, practical, common.
  • Other antonyms:
    detectable, realistic, verified, atrocious, visible, vitiated, faulty, blemished, genuine, fallible, distinct, insufficient, action, perceptible, reproachable, broken, observable, palpable, censurable, injured, tangible, accomplishment, spoiled, execrable, inadequate, act, fact, wanting, impaired, believable, convincing, sensible, performance, practise, imprecise, misshapen, discernible, attainment, deficient, noticeable, unpolished, execution, inexact, corporeal, blighted, existing, defective, marred, inaccurate, appreciable, unfinished, defaced, malformed, disfigured, bad, verifiable, reality, embodiment, defined, incarnation, amiss, development, definite, damaged, achievement, incomplete, solid, wretched, substantial, authentic, realization.

• n.

  • model
    flaw, imperfection, problem, error.

Hypernym for Ideal:

• n.

  • cognition
    ego ideal, paragon, beau ideal, perfection, criterion, standard, value, idol, model, example, good example, exemplar.

Hyponym for Ideal:

• n.

  • cognition
    thought, idea.