OPTIMAL Synonyms

• (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities

• the supreme effort one can make

• Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery of insulin (1899-1978)

• the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others

• in a most excellent way or manner

• it would be sensible

• from a position of superiority or authority

• (comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable

• get the better of

• of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas

• the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain

• model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal

• conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal

• constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conception

• very good; of the highest quality

• prominently forward

• before anything else

• ranking above all others

• preceding all others in spatial position

• situated closest to the bow

• highest in quality

• being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish

• a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)

• without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers

• precisely accurate or exact

• make perfect or complete

• payment for insurance

• the amount that something in scarce supply is valued above its nominal value

• a fee charged for exchanging currencies

• a prize, bonus, or award given as an inducement to purchase products, enter competitions initiated by business interests, etc.

• payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military

• having or reflecting superior quality or value; having a higher price or cost

• of or relating to or being an integer that cannot be factored into other integers

• a natural number that has exactly two distinct natural number divisors: 1 and itself

• the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

• the second canonical hour; about 6 a.m.

• the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest

• first in rank or degree

• used of the first or originating agent

• of superior grade

• being at the best stage of development

• insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing

• cover with a primer; apply a primer to

• fill with priming liquid

• of surpassing excellence

• surpassingly good

• of high or superior quality or performance

• of or characteristic of high rank or importance

• written or printed above and to one side of another character

• having an orbit farther from the sun than the Earth's orbit

• the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes

• one of greater rank or station or quality

• a town in northwest Wisconsin on Lake Superior across from Duluth

• the head of a religious community

• a combatant who is able to defeat rivals

• a character or symbol set or printed or written above and immediately to one side of another character

• (sometimes followed by `to') not subject to or influenced by

• having a higher rank

• (often followed by `to') above being affected or influenced by

• final or last in your life or progress

• greatest in status or authority or power

• highest in excellence or achievement

• greatest or maximal in degree; extreme

• situated at the top or highest position

• the upper part of anything

• the highest or uppermost side of anything

• the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)

• the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat

• the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

• the greatest possible intensity

• platform surrounding the head of a lower mast

• a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin

• covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container)

• a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips

• a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance

• be superior or better than some standard

• pass by, over, or under without making contact

• be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point

• be ahead of others; be the first

• provide with a top or finish the top (of a structure)

• reach or ascend the top of

• strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin

• cut the top off

• be the culminating event

• finish up or conclude

• of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles

• money extracted as a penalty

• an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence

• in a delicate manner

• being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

• minutely precise especially in differences in meaning

• thin in thickness or diameter

• characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment

• free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity

• record a fine as a penalty in a police record

• impose a fine on