| Main Entry: |
ideal |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
conceptual; impractical |
Synonyms: |
Utopian,
abstract,
chimerical, dreamlike,
extravagant,
fanciful,
fictitious, high-flown,
hypothetical,
imaginary, in the clouds,
intellectual, ivory-tower,
mental,
mercurial, notional, out-of-reach,
quixotic,
theoretical,
transcendent,
transcendental,
unattainable,
unearthly,
unreal,
visionary
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| Notes: |
ideal means conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; idealistic means of or pertaining to idealists or their theories, pursuing perfection |
Antonyms: |
actual, common, material, practical, pragmatic
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