Ideal and Special

Ideal

Ideal adjective - Being entirely without fault or flaw.
Usage example: for years she's been searching for a man who would make an ideal husband, and she's still looking

Special and ideal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Special" instead an adjective "Ideal".

Special

Special adjective - Being the one or ones of a class with no other members.

Ideal and special are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ideal" instead an adjective "Special".

Both words in one sentence

  • Humans Are Special Basically, Humans got attacked by a Horde of Alien Locusts because they are special, in a Loophole Abuse way: they have the potential to become a psychic species like the Protoss, but unlike them aren't immune to the Zerg's infestation, making them an ideal substitute.
  • Manga / Yozakura Quartet Butt Monkey: Most of the male cast seems to suffer from this, but special mention goes to Kyousuke, whose powers make him ideal for it.
  • After GAIA's destruction, the Celestials regained their free will while retaining a small portion of their special abilities, making them an ideal playable race.
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