ideally

Adverb

Meaning

In an ideal manner; by means of ideals; mentally.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

in an ideal world well good completely ideal perfect correctly perfectly infinitely classically preferably divinely abstractly exquisitely handsomely
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Antonyms

actually badly awry awfully deplorably annoyingly
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Phrases with the word

ideally proportioned ideally proportional ideally suited for each other

Examples

Ideally a just constitution would be a just procedure arranged to insure a just outcome. John Rawls

Absolute liberty is absence of restraint; responsibility is restraint; therefore, the ideally free individual is responsible to himself. Henry Adams

To every object there corresponds an ideally closed system of truths that are true of it and, on the other hand, an ideal system of possible cognitive processes by virtue of which the object and the truths about it would be given to any cognitive subject. Edmund Husserl

Creativity is the result of a struggle between vitality and form. As anyone who has tried to write a sonnet or scan poetry, is aware, the forms ideally do not take away from the creativity but may add to it. Rollo May

Human cognition (re)creates the gods who sustain hope beyond sufficient reason and commitment beyond self interest. Humans ideally represent themselves to one another in gods they trust. Through their gods, people see what is good in others and what is evil. Scott Atran

Libertarianism. A simple-minded right-wing ideology ideally suited to those unable or unwilling to see past their own sociopathic self-regard. Iain Banks

Close letter words and terms

idealizer idealless ideallessness ideally proportional ideally proportioned ideally suited for each other