Skip to main content
All words

adjective

optimal

most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied

In a sentence

Six example sentences with optimal, each labelled with its topic.

  • With only forty thousand to invest and a five year horizon, the optimal split turned out to be surprisingly boring.

    Finance

  • Given a fixed mana pool, the optimal rotation opens with the cheapest spell and saves the big one for last.

    Gaming

  • With one oven and six dishes to serve hot, the optimal order roasts the potatoes first and the fish last.

    Cooking

  • Given the factory's fixed capacity, the optimal output turned out to be well below what the sales team promised.

    Economics

  • With two starters in foul trouble, the optimal lineup put a rookie at center and hoped for the best.

    Basketball

  • With only three sessions a week available, the optimal plan covers every muscle group twice and skips the fancy machines.

    Fitness

Study optimal until you keep it

Sign up freeOr start learning, no sign-up →

Learn English words in sentences about topics you pick, with a quick quiz. With an account, words come back for review.

Found in these word lists

Found in 4 published word lists

Each source is a published word list that contains optimal. No exam board publishes an official GRE, GMAT or SAT list; GMAT words come from GRE lists and the Academic Word List.

More Academic words