ideally
/aɪˈdɪə.li/US/aɪˈdi.ə.li/
ideally adverb: in an ideal way; perfectly.
Adverb
ideally (comparative more ideally, superlative most ideally)
- In an ideal way; perfectly.
- The summit of Mauna Kea is considered the ideal place to mount an astronomical observatory, for above the clouds there is only the stars and the skies are ideally transparent.2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 46
- Given ideal circumstances; preferably.
- Ideally, we would have one textbook per student, but unfortunately some of you will have to share.
- Synonyms:
- in an ideal world
ideally meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
ideally in Hindi
- आदर्श रूप से
ideally in Marathi
- आदर्शपणे, आदर्शरीत्या
ideally in Urdu
- کاملاً, تصوراً
ideally in Bengali
- আদর্শ উপায়ে, নিখুঁতভাবে, আদর্শ পরিস্থিতি বিবেচনায়, পছন্দনীয়ভাবে
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- ideally in Telugu
- ఆదర్శంగా, ఆదర్శప్రాయంగా, ఆదర్శవంతంగా
- ideally in Malayalam
- ആദർശപരമായി, മാതൃകാപരമായി, ഭാവനാപരമായി
- ideally in Kannada
- ಆದರ್ಶಪ್ರಾಯವಾಗಿ
- ideally in Punjabi
- ਆਦਰਸ਼ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ, ਆਦਰਸ਼ਕ ਤੌਰ'ਤੇ, ਆਦਰਸ਼ਕ ਤੌਰ ਤੇ
- ideally in Gujarati
- આદર્શ રીતે, આદર્શ રૂપે
Examples of ideally in a sentence
- Ideally with exercise at 6am and then schmooches with my daughter Olympia.
- The exsiccatae formed a genre ideally suited to the observational skills of these most local of collectors.
- Ideally, the subject will then internalize these demands, and then become complicit in the kafkatrapping of others.
Synonyms of ideally
- in an ideal world
Antonyms
Forms of ideally
| comparative | more ideally |
|---|---|
| superlative | most ideally |
Origin of ideally
From ideal + -ly.
Questions about ideally
- What does ideally mean?
- Ideally means in an ideal way; perfectly.
- What is ideally in Hindi?
- Ideally in Hindi is आदर्श रूप से. See Ideally meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is ideally?
- Ideally is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce ideally?
- Ideally is pronounced /aɪˈdɪə.li/ (UK).
Words near ideally in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: ideally (page history and authors); ideally (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ideally (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ideally (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ideally (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ideally (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ideally (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ideally (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ideally (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ideally (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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