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unideal

/ˌʌnaɪˈdiːəl/
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• adjective

1

Not ideal; falling short of perfection or the most desirable standard; suboptimal.

Example

"Working from a crowded coffee shop was an unideal arrangement, but the power outage left her with few alternatives."

2

Lacking idealism or imaginative quality; prosaic or mundane.

Example

"The novelist depicted the industrial town in stark, unideal terms that stripped away any romantic illusions."

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• Rhymes for unideal

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Unideal. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/unideal
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