End and Ideal

End

End noun - Something that one hopes or intends to accomplish.

Usage example: in this case the ends definitely do not justify the means

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Ideal and end are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ideal" instead a noun "End".

Nearby Words: ending, ended, endless

Ideal noun - Something that one hopes or intends to accomplish.

Usage example: his ideal is to make enough money so that he can retire at 50

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End and ideal are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "End" instead a noun "Ideal".

Nearby Words: idea, idealistic, ideally, idealize, idealise

similar	similar end	similar ideal
original	original end	original ideal
true	true end	true ideal
actual	actual end	actual ideal
Other adjectives: real, absolute, ultimate, opposite, higher.

In the end, he stuck with his ideal, and his new laws sentenced Guinevere to burn at the stake, which caused Lancelot to rebel, which signaled the end of Camelot.

Source: Right Makes Might
Mohs Scale of Lyrical Hardness: Usually close to the harder end of the scale, with the 9-10 range being ideal and common.

Source: Music / Death Grips
However, her mother's way of raising her isn't exactly ideal, so that does explain a lot of the behaviour, and by the end Anne is firmly in Jerk with a Heart of Gold territory.

Source: Film / The Others

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