Meaning

2 senses
  1. In an ideal way; perfectly.

    in an ideal manner

  2. Given ideal circumstances; preferably.

    Ideally, we would have one textbook per student, but unfortunately some of you will have to share.

    idealerweise

Examples

11 sentences
  1. The burden should ideally be increased little by little.

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  2. One should ideally have a rewarding and well-paying job.

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  3. Ideally we would like the project completed by Friday.

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  4. Ideally, a candidate for this job should have four years' work experience.

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  5. Ideally, I would stay here forever, but unfortunately that is not possible.

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Translations

5 languages
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By meaning 1
preferably:

Forms

more ideally, most ideally
Comparativemore ideally Lesson
Superlativemost ideally

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
in an ideal world

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

1 related words
Relatedideal

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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