I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ high , lofty , noble
▪
Sam was a real leader who had high moral ~s.
▪ unattainable
▪
This is not an unattainable ~.
▪ romantic
▪
romantic ~s of motherhood
▪ traditional
▪ aesthetic , artistic , cultural , ethical , moral , political , social
▪ democratic , liberal , revolutionary , socialist
▪ Platonic
▪
Platonic ~s of beauty
VERB + IDEAL
▪ be committed to , believe in , cling to , embrace , espouse , have , support
▪
They still clung to the old ~s.
▪ share
▪
We obviously share the same ~s.
▪ pursue , strive for
▪ achieve , attain , be true to , conform to , live up to , uphold
▪
A journalist should always live up to the ~s of truth, decency, and justice.
▪ fall short of
▪
This agreement falls far short of the ~.
▪ abandon , betray
▪
She was accused of betraying her political ~s.
▪ embody , reflect , represent
▪
the democratic ~s embodied in the charter
▪ promote
II.
adj.
VERBS
▪ be , look , prove , seem , sound
▪ make sth
▪
The hotel's size makes it ~ for large conferences.
▪ consider sth
ADVERB
▪ absolutely
▪ almost , nearly ( esp. AmE )
▪ hardly , less than
▪
Language learning often takes place in a less than ~ environment.
PREPOSITION
▪ for
▪
The houses are absolutely ~ for families with young children.
Ideal is used with these nouns: ↑ accompaniment , ↑ balance , ↑ base , ↑ candidate , ↑ chance , ↑ choice , ↑ combination , ↑ complement , ↑ compromise , ↑ condition , ↑ destination , ↑ duration , ↑ environment , ↑ fit , ↑ foil , ↑ image , ↑ instrument , ↑ job , ↑ location , ↑ mate , ↑ opportunity , ↑ physique , ↑ place , ↑ position , ↑ replacement , ↑ scenario , ↑ setting , ↑ situation , ↑ solution , ↑ spot , ↑ starting point , ↑ type , ↑ vehicle , ↑ venue , ↑ way , ↑ weather , ↑ weight , ↑ world