Synonyms for optimal

Most common

optimum · best · ideal

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Adjective

Antonyms

worst, pessimal, suboptimal

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   The best, most favourable or desirable, especially under some restriction.

   Finding the optimal balance between features and price is a common problem.

Example sentences

• ideal There couldn’t be a more ideal solution than that.
• optimum Tom writes in Esperanto for optimum expressiveness.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

best¹

5 letters

ideal²

7 letters

optimum³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ideal² = 2 syllables).