Antonyms for ideal


Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : ahy-dee-uhl, ahy-deel
Phonetic Transcription : aɪˈdi əl, aɪˈdil


Definition of ideal

Origin :
  • early 15c., "pertaining to an archetype or model," from Late Latin idealis "existing in idea," from Latin idea in the Platonic sense (see idea). Sense of "perfect" first recorded 1610s.
  • adj model, perfect
  • adj conceptual; impractical
  • noun model
Example sentences :
  • He was not by any means an ideal monk, but he was equally far from being a scandal.
  • Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • And this ideal of equality and individuality was fixed in the American mind.
  • Extract from : « 'Tis Sixty Years Since » by Charles Francis Adams
  • The ideal, or even my own ideal, I shall probably not attain.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • It is a thought, an ideal, which has led to an entirely new line of action.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • He knew something of horses, and this bay fitted into his dreams of an ideal perfectly.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • "Perhaps your faith in the ideal is deeper than you are aware," said my friend.
  • Extract from : « The Hall of Fantasy (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • There is some matter for surprise in the fact that Brutus is an ideal portrait of Shakespeare.
  • Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
  • He was in love with the ideal and would not confine it to any country.
  • Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
  • As we have said, that ideal kept pace with the growth of the ideal for man.
  • Extract from : « Understanding the Scriptures » by Francis McConnell
  • This would be an ideal condition, but it has not, as vet been reached.
  • Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell

Synonyms for ideal

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