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Definitions

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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“We believe the market has priced Palantir for perfection leaving little to no room for margin of error,” Lee added.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

He has written about them three decades later and, at only 150 pages, “A Scandal in Königsberg” is a book of miniature perfection.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 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

Madoc is patiently listening to her rhapsodize over the perfection of their garments.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.