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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Speaking to Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney earlier this week, Koch described the wake-up songs as "absolute perfection", but she wasn't happy Pink Pony Club was cut off "before the chorus".

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

There was excitement and intensity but perfection wasn’t expected.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

“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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Their boots, arranged in a row against the wall, shone to mirrored perfection.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

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