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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

The goal here is not perfection, but momentum.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

She now makes time to go to the gym and see friends and is trying to give herself permission not to strive for perfection.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

“We continue to see risks around the valuation premium and multiple, which in our opinion are pricing in perfection in an imperfect world,” says Burrows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

The story goes on, and you can’t pretend that dropping one knot in a rug is the only mistake keeping it from perfection.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

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