far from ideal

idiom

: not at all good
The conditions were far from ideal.

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Here, the tone pings between between wocka-wocka jokey, lightly whimsical, and cringeworthy, which is far from ideal. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025 While announcing this now is far from ideal, such increases are typically baked in weeks or even months in advance as part of streamers’ budgeting process. Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025 No tickets seemingly being available for travelling fans was also far from ideal from Valencia’s perspective. Pol Ballus, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025 Anybody paying attention understands that the situation is far from ideal. Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for far from ideal

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“Far from ideal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far%20from%20ideal. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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