perfection

[per-fek-shuhn] / pərˈfɛk ʃən /

NOUN

achievement, completeness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accomplishment evolution excellence fulfillment ideal integrity precision purity quality superiority supremacy transcendence virtue

STRONG

acme arete completion consummation crown ending entireness exactness excellency exquisiteness faultlessness finish finishing idealism impeccability maturity merit paragon realization ripeness sublimity wholeness

WEAK

achieving perfectness

Antonyms

STRONGEST

failure frustration imperfection inferiority

WEAK

damage deficiency flaw incompleteness uselessness worthlessness

Example Sentences

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That’s why career experts often recommend focusing on momentum over perfection.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Evolution may be less like climbing steadily toward perfection and more like running after a world that keeps moving.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

But if you want bonds because they might gain if stocks fall, then buying them at priced to perfection levels isn’t the right move.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

“I’m still trying to get a little further along the road to perfection, or salvation,” Rollins said in a 2011 Times profile.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

As I tried on the jacket, which fit to perfection, she walked to the rack and pulled down a wool coat worn thin at the elbows.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

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