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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The pursuit of perfection flies in the face of a critical lesson sports should teach.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

His players carried out their instructions to perfection.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

The goal here is not perfection, but momentum.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

How does one glide through the chaos and the camera flashes of Oscar season with poise and perfection?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

That night was perfection, seeing my pageant dreams and my family come together like that.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles