unideal
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5.7
- adjective
- /ˌʌnˈaɪdɪəl/
- The problem is not merely how to be a geologist or a bacteriologist, but how to pursue such a career in an unideal world that contains both ignorant and demented people, and how to improve systematic knowledge under circumstances where a great deal of nonscientific work is required to clothe, feed, warm, entertain, and otherwise serve human beings.
- an unideal world
Examples
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But not in an unideal world of America, with its incalcitrant Republican opposition.
Blog text (5) -
Stemming from all this, I think one of the obvious comments would be that the post-secondary education system we have is pretty unideal for instilling a liberal education.
Blog text (34) -
Granting that scientists ought to be scientific, we are still puzzled by conflicts between an ideal life of intellectual activity and the demands of a very unideal world.
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In our unideal situation, we had to make the best of what we had.
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Her unideal performance during the test was partly due to her nerves.
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They adapted their plans to fit the unideal weather conditions on the day of the picnic.
Synonyms
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3.9
Not good enough to be acceptable
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5.5
Not working exactly like a perfect case
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9.1
Not a good idea when it is risky or will not work
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7.7
Not likely to help something happen or develop
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9.3
Not likely to succeed or have a good result
Antonyms
How Ideal
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Morphology
Etymology
Unideal is made by adding un- meaning 'not' to ideal, which means 'perfect' or 'the best'. So unideal describes something that is 'not perfect' or not the best choice in a situation.