Meaning & use
Ideals
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Standards of perfection, excellence, or principles that a person or group aspires to achieve.
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The founders wrote the constitution based on democratic ideals.
As she grew older, her political ideals became more pragmatic.
A note on using this word
Ideals represent aspirational goals rather than achieved facts, which is why people often speak of "living up to" their ideals.
Words with a similar meaning
principlesstandardsvalues
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Words with an opposite meaning
realities
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