" idealless "

1: as in utilitarian, philistine;

•  Synonyms : 

•  philistine,

•  utilitarian,

•  down-to-earth,

•  earthy,

•  hardheaded,

•  matter-of-fact,

•  practical,

•  pragmatic,

•  realistic,

•  commonsensical,

•  grounded,

•  levelheaded,

•  logical,

•  no-nonsense,

•  rational,

•  reasonable,

•  sane,

•  sensible,

•  sober,

•  sobersided,

•  sound,

•  bottom-line,

•  hard,

•  hard-boiled,

•  hard-edged,

•  tough-minded,

•  unromantic,

•  unsentimental,

•  cynical,

•  disillusioned,

•  misanthropic,

•  pessimistic,

•  distrustful,

•  mistrustful,

•  skeptical,

•  suspicious

•  Antonyms : 

•  blue-sky,

•  idealistic,

•  impractical,

•  unrealistic,

•  utopian,

•  visionary,

•  fanciful,

•  fantastic,

•  imaginative,

•  romantic,

•  sentimental,

•  cheerful,

•  optimistic,

•  rose-colored,

•  trustful,

•  trusting,

•  unsuspicious,

•  half-baked,

•  illogical,

•  insane,

•  irrational,

•  unreasonable,

•  theoretical

1: someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation;

  * e.g., " ... she's our ideal of the concerned, caring physician "

•  Synonyms : 

•  beau ideal,

•  classic,

•  eidolon,

•  exemplar,

•  idea,

•  model,

•  nonesuch,

•  nonpareil,

•  paragon,

•  patron saint

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: the most perfect type or example;

  * e.g., " ... the Taj Mahal in India is generally regarded as the ideal of Mogul architectural beauty "

•  Synonyms : 

•  acme,

•  apotheosis,

•  beau ideal,

•  byword,

•  classic,

•  epitome,

•  exemplar,

•  perfection,

•  quintessence

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: something that one hopes or intends to accomplish;

  * e.g., " ... his ideal is to make enough money so that he can retire at 50 "

•  Synonyms : 

•  aim,

•  ambition,

•  aspiration,

•  bourne,

•  design,

•  dream,

•  end,

•  goal,

•  idea,

•  intent,

•  intention,

•  mark,

•  meaning,

•  object,

•  objective,

•  plan,

•  point,

•  pretension,

•  purpose,

•  target,

•  thing

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)