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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“Steve’s pursuit of perfection was devouring the timeline,” Mr. Cain writes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

It means the red-hot sector may now be priced for perfection.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

I’m a firm believer that any meal involving golden egg yolks, a skillet full of sauce and toasted bread meant for dragging through said sauce is already halfway to perfection.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

However Carroll disputed those claims, saying work to ready the craft had been conducted "as sympathetically as possible" and had not caused harm, with "safety put above historical perfection" in a small number of areas.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

His waffle is golden-brown perfection, its squares filled to the brim with syrup.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

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