Thesaurus / perfecting
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synonyms for perfecting
- civilizing
- clarifying
- cleaning
- cultivating
- distillation
- elevating
- focusing
- honing
- improving
- polishing
- purifying
- sharpening
- advancement
- evolution
- expansion
- improvement
- increase
- progress
- addition
- adulthood
- advance
- augmentation
- boost
- buildup
- chrysalis
- developing
- enlargement
- flowering
- hike
- maturation
- maturity
- ontogenesis
- ontogeny
- progression
- reinforcement
- ripening
- spread
- spreading
- unfolding
- adding to
- advancing
- augmenting
- elaborating
- evolvement
- evolving
- increasing
- making progress
- maturing
- ongoing
- reinforcing
- unraveling
- upgrowth
- upping
- flowering
- addition
- adulthood
- advance
- advancement
- advancing
- augmentation
- augmenting
- boost
- buildup
- developing
- elaborating
- enlargement
- evolution
- evolving
- expansion
- growth
- hike
- improvement
- increase
- increasing
- maturation
- maturing
- maturity
- progress
- progression
- reinforcement
- reinforcing
- ripening
- spread
- spreading
- unraveling
- upping
- adding to
- evolvement
- making progress
- ongoing
- upgrowth
- decline
- decrease
- halt
- retreat
- retrogression
- stoppage
- lessening
- reduction
- shrinkage
- stagnation
- withdrawal
- decline
- decrease
- diminishment
- failure
- halt
- lessening
- loss
- reduction
- retreat
- retrogression
- shrinkage
- stagnation
- stop
- stoppage
- subtraction
- withdrawal
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How to use perfecting in a sentence
As before stated, Cavaill-Coll and Willis worked as pioneers in perfecting and in introducing the pneumatic action.
THE RECENT REVOLUTION IN ORGAN BUILDINGGEORGE LAING MILLERThe perfecting of expansive high-pressure engines was like the boiler, the result of years of trial.
LIFE OF RICHARD TREVITHICK, VOLUME II (OF 2)FRANCIS TREVITHICKThe improved high-pressure steam-engine then in hand for iron ships was but the perfecting of his plans of twenty years before.
LIFE OF RICHARD TREVITHICK, VOLUME II (OF 2)FRANCIS TREVITHICKThat notion kept Trenchard secretly occupied for a couple of days; but in the end he succeeded in perfecting it.
MISTRESS WILDINGRAFAEL SABATINIMy assistant is taking great pleasure in perfecting me in the art of lipless conversation.
PRISON MEMOIRS OF AN ANARCHISTALEXANDER BERKMANFor the individual soul the process of perfecting goes on beyond the limits of this world.
THE LIFE OF MAZZINIBOLTON KINGMy father told me,—it cost him a fortune; he gave years of his life to perfecting it!
THE VARMINTOWEN JOHNSONThe perfecting of these joints comes only with patient practice.
ELEMENTS OF PLUMBINGSAMUEL DIBBLEThe Conservatives wished that expense to go towards the enlargement and perfecting of the old system.
BRITISH QUARTERLY REVIEW, AMERICAN EDITION, VOLUME LIVVARIOUSMeanwhile the government was busy perfecting the administration of the national defences.
ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA, 11TH EDITION, VOLUME 11, SLICE 8VARIOUSWORDS RELATED TO PERFECTING
- adding to
- addition
- adulthood
- advance
- advancement
- advancing
- augmentation
- augmenting
- boost
- buildup
- chrysalis
- developing
- elaborating
- enlargement
- evolution
- evolvement
- evolving
- expansion
- flowering
- hike
- improvement
- increase
- increasing
- making progress
- maturation
- maturing
- maturity
- ongoing
- ontogenesis
- ontogeny
- perfecting
- progress
- progression
- reinforcement
- reinforcing
- ripening
- spread
- spreading
- unfolding
- unraveling
- upgrowth
- upping
- adding to
- addition
- adulthood
- advance
- advancement
- advancing
- augmentation
- augmenting
- boost
- buildup
- developing
- elaborating
- enlargement
- evolution
- evolvement
- evolving
- expansion
- flowering
- growth
- hike
- improvement
- increase
- increasing
- making progress
- maturation
- maturing
- maturity
- ongoing
- perfecting
- progress
- progression
- reinforcement
- reinforcing
- ripening
- spread
- spreading
- unraveling
- upgrowth
- upping
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.