an unattainable ideal

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• ideal — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ high, lofty, noble ▪ Sam was a real leader who had high moral ideals. ▪ unattainable ▪ This is not an unattainable ideal …   Collocations dictionary

• unattainable — un|at|tain|a|ble [ˌʌnəˈteınəbəl] adj impossible to achieve ▪ A military victory is unattainable. unattainable ideal/dream/goal etc …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• ideal — [adj1] model, perfect absolute, archetypal, classic, classical, complete, consummate, excellent, exemplary, fitting, flawless, have itall*, indefectible, optimal, paradigmatic, piein the sky*, prototypical, quintessential, representative, Shangri …   New thesaurus

• ideal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. model, paragon; idol, hero; perfect example. adj. visionary; unattainable, Platonic, abstract, Utopian, perfect; impracticable. See imagination, nonexistence, perfection. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1.… …   English dictionary for students

• ideal — 1. adjective 1) ideal flying weather Syn: perfect, best possible, consummate, supreme, excellent, flawless, faultless, exemplary, classic, model, ultimate, quintessential Ant: bad 2) …   Thesaurus of popular words

• unattainable — adj. Unattainable is used with these nouns: ↑goal, ↑ideal …   Collocations dictionary

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