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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Hot IPOs are often priced for perfection, launched into maximum excitement and supported by a limited float that can temporarily distort the share price.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026

This recipe takes garlic bread — one of humanity’s most reliable pleasures — and pushes it toward buttery perfection.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

Its pages were filled with designs for model villas—in fact, working farmhouses—in which beauty and efficiency were lifted to a pitch of Renaissance perfection.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

In a search for perfection, we have instead ended up with confusion.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

Peach cobbler is the love of my life, and the corner edge is perfection.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

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