Ideal and Predecessor

Ideal

Ideal noun - Someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation.

Show all Definitions

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

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

Predecessor noun - Something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed.

Show all Definitions

Ideal and predecessor are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ideal" instead a noun "Predecessor".

similar	similar ideal	similar predecessor
original	original ideal	original predecessor
true	true ideal	true predecessor
real	real ideal	real predecessor
Other adjectives: great, main, beautiful, white, heroic.

The story includes a second set of precursors in the ancient predecessor of Athens (in another location in Greece which no longer exists), which embodied all of the traits of Plato's ideal state.

Source: Precursors

Cite this Source

Predecessor and Ideal. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ideal/predecessor

Ideal & Predecessor. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ideal/predecessor>.

Predecessor or Ideal. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ideal/predecessor.

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "ideal" and "predecessor" have occurred on timeline