What are some alternative words for imperfect?
Synonyms for imperfect
ɪmˈpɜr fɪkt
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Princeton's WordNet
progressive, progressive tense, imperfect, imperfect tense, continuous tense(adj)
a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
Synonyms:
liberal, progressive, liberalist, imperfect tense, progressive tense, continuous tenseAntonyms:
unflawed, immaculate, idealized, errorless, cold, consummate, complete, uncorrupted, flawless, pluperfect, impeccable, perfectible, clean, down pat(p), undefiled, idyllic, clear, faultless, nonhuman, idealised, mastered, ideal, mint(a), down, perfectimperfect(adj)
not perfect; defective or inadequate
"had only an imperfect understanding of his responsibilities"; "imperfect mortals"; "drainage here is imperfect"
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fallible, frail, weakAntonyms:
clear, flawless, errorless, ideal, mastered, idealised, immaculate, mint(a), idealized, faultless, pluperfect, nonhuman, clean, consummate, down pat(p), cold, perfectible, down, impeccable, undefiled, complete, perfect, unflawed, idyllic, uncorruptedfallible, frail, imperfect, weak(adj)
wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings
"I'm only a fallible human"; "frail humanity"
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weak, watery, infirm, unaccented, weakly, rickety, debile, delicate, sapless, frail, washy, faint, decrepit, light, fallible, feeble, fragileAntonyms:
idealised, pluperfect, perfect, idealized, flawless, nonhuman, down pat(p), uncorrupted, undefiled, down, mint(a), idyllic, mastered, clear, errorless, consummate, clean, cold, faultless, impeccable, perfectible, unflawed, ideal, immaculate, complete
Wiktionary
English Synonyms and Antonyms
imperfect
Synonyms:
bad, blemished, corrupt, corrupted, defaced, defective, deficient, deformed, fallible, faulty, incomplete, inferior, insufficient, marred, meager, perverted, poor, ruined, scant, short, spoiled, worthlessAntonyms:
absolute, accurate, blameless, complete, completed, consummate, correct, entire, faultless, finished, holy, ideal, immaculate, perfect, sinless, spotless, stainless, unblemished, undefiled
Editors Contribution
slightly damaged
the opposite of perfect ; to have fault
Submitted by acronimous on June 6, 2014
Dictionary of English Synonymes
imperfect(a.)
Synonyms:
defective, incomplete, faulty, not entireimperfect(a.)
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "imperfect":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#613 | light | |
#746 | short | |
#841 | bad | |
#1356 | perfect | |
#1711 | poor | |
#4110 | liberal | |
#4436 | progressive | |
#4981 | weak | |
#8060 | incomplete | |
#10242 | insufficient | |
#11273 | defective | |
#11658 | delicate | |
#11969 | corrupt | |
#14236 | fragile | |
#15135 | faint | |
#15200 | inferior | |
#16930 | faulty | |
#17142 | deficient | |
#17335 | flawed | |
#17868 | corrupted | |
#18218 | ruined | |
#20769 | worthless | |
#21090 | imperfect | |
#21584 | spoiled | |
#21801 | weakly | |
#28175 | perverted | |
#30944 | deformed | |
#31313 | feeble | |
#32523 | frail | |
#34653 | watery | |
#37666 | scant | |
#42006 | marred | |
#42060 | meager | |
#53689 | defaced | |
#58852 | infirm | |
#70794 | decrepit | |
#80235 | fallible | |
#81924 | rickety | |
#94903 | washy | |
#111694 | blemished | |
#115087 | inchoate | |
#232264 | unaccented | |
#271548 | debile |
How to use imperfect in a sentence?
There is something perfect to be found in the imperfect: the law keeps balance through the juxtaposition of beauty, which gains perfection through nurtured imperfection.
In facing this crisis, we urge the U.S. Senate to act on PROMESA, which although imperfect, offers an effective solution to address the fiscal emergency we face.
The abnormal stock market volatility has revealed an immature market, inexperienced investors, an imperfect trading system, and inappropriate supervision mechanisms.
It seems a fantastic paradox, but it is nevertheless an important truth, that no architecture can be truly noble which is not imperfect, no good work whatever can be perfect.
He was like all of us. He's imperfect, but he was a very good and inspiring United States attorney who made major prosecutions, for those of United States who worked for him, the fact that United States old office is investigating him is a dark day.
Translations for imperfect
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- ناقص-غير كاملArabic
- imperfecte, imperfetCatalan, Valencian
- nedokonalýCzech
- ατελής, ελαττωματικός, ελλιπής, πλημμελής, παρατατικόςGreek
- imperfectoSpanish
- ناقصPersian
- imperfekti, vajavainen, sekunda, epätäydellinenFinnish
- imparfaitFrench
- imperfectoGalician
- tökéletlenHungarian
- imperfettoItalian
- 不完全Japanese
- takarepa, naweMāori
- onvoltooid verleden tijdDutch
- imperfeitoPortuguese
- imperfectRomanian
- несовершенныйRussian
- imperfektSwedish
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