idealadjective
uk/aɪˈdɪəl/us/aɪˈdiː.əl/B2 perfect, or the best possible:
the ideal employer
She's the ideal person (= exactly the right type of person) for the job.
The television also comes in a compact 36 cm screen size, ideal for bedroom or kitchen use.
It's the ideal opportunity to meet people.
In an ideal world no one would go hungry.
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- He's the ideal sort of teacher - direct, friendly and informal.
- Stone farm buildings are ideal nesting sites for barn owls.
- A dry champagne makes the ideal accompaniment to this dish.
- Red peppers are ideal for roasting in the oven.
- Fresh or dried fruit makes an ideal snack.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Perfect and faultless
- Arcadia
- consummate
- faultless
- flawless
- golden age
- immaculate
- impeccable
- irreproachable
- land
- land of milk and honey idiom
- made
- mint
- perfect
- Shangri-La
- sin 1
- storybook
- tee
- to a tee idiom
- unblemished
- unimpeachable
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idealnoun
uk/aɪˈdɪəl/us/aɪˈdiː.əl/ideal noun (PRINCIPLE)
[ C ] a principle or a way of behaving that is of a very high standard:
democratic ideals
We are committed to the ideal of equality.
They share the same high ideals.
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Quality and standard
- benchmark
- cachet
- calibre
- conform
- conformance
- conformity
- grade
- level
- mark
- notch
- plane
- prestige
- qualitative
- quality
- quality assurance
- quality control
- star
- status
- style
- upscale
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ideal noun (PERFECT)
[ S ] a perfect thing or situation:
The ideal would be to have a house in the town and one in the country.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Perfect and faultless
- Arcadia
- consummate
- faultless
- flawless
- golden age
- immaculate
- impeccable
- irreproachable
- land
- land of milk and honey idiom
- made
- mint
- perfect
- Shangri-La
- sin 1
- storybook
- tee
- to a tee idiom
- unblemished
- unimpeachable
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