imperfections

NOUN

flaw

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blemish defect deficiency failing fallibility foible frailty glitch inadequacy infirmity shortcoming weak point weakness

STRONG

bug catch deformity demerit disfigurement fault gremlin incompleteness insufficiency peccadillo problem sin stain taint

Antonyms

STRONGEST

adequacy advantage enough perfection plenty strength strong point sufficiency

STRONG

cleanliness

WEAK

excellence flawlessness purity

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imperfections

Its benefits appear natural and permanent; its imperfections, intolerable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Rather than treating wrinkles only as imperfections, researchers may be able to use them as functional features whose geometry helps determine how electricity behaves.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026

In an age of AI-generated images and machine-manufactured products, it may be those imperfections that keep some of Britain's oldest skills alive.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

Or it could be worry that comes from helping the children understand a plan designed to protect them from their weaknesses requires a discussion of those imperfections.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

Nivea hoped that the successive and unpleasant stages of growth would bring her daughter a few imperfections, but nothing of the sort occurred.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende