Synonyms for perfect
ˈpɜr fɪkt; pərˈfɛktper·fect

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1. perfect

   That is perfect to which nothing can be added, and from which nothing can be taken without impairing its excellence, marring its symmetry, or detracting from its worth; in this fullest sense God alone is perfect, but in a limited sense anything may be perfect in its kind; as a perfect flower; a copy of a document is perfect when it is accurate in every particular; a vase may be called perfect when entire and unblemished, even tho not artistically faultless; the best judges never pronounce a work of art perfect, because they see always ideal possibilities not yet attained; even the ideal is not perfect, by reason of the imperfection of the human mind; a human character faultlessly holy would be morally perfect tho finite. That which is absolute is free from admixture (as absolute alcohol) and in the highest and fullest sense free from imperfection or limitation; as, absolute holiness and love are attributes of God alone. In philosophical language, absolute signifies free from all necessary, or even from all possible relations, not dependent or limited, unrelated and unconditioned; truth immediately known, as intuitive truth, is absolute; God, as self-existent and free from all limitation or dependence, is called the absolute Being, or simply the Absolute. Compare INNOCENT; INFINITE; RADICAL.

   Synonyms:
   absolute, accurate, blameless, complete, completed, consummate, correct, entire, faultless, finished, holy, ideal, immaculate, sinless, spotless, stainless, unblemished, undefiled

   Antonyms:
   bad, blemished, corrupt, corrupted, defaced, defective, deficient, deformed, fallible, faulty, imperfect, incomplete, inferior, insufficient, marred, meager, perverted, poor, ruined, scant, short, spoiled, worthless

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. perfect

   Synonyms:
   consummate, complete, full, indeficient, immaculate, absolute, faultless, impeccable, infallible, unblemished, blameless, unexceptionable, mature, ripe

   Antonyms:
   incomplete, meagre, faulty, scant, short, deficient, defective, imperfect, peccable, fallible, blemished, marred, spoilt

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. perfective, perfective tense, perfect, perfect tenseadjective

   a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)

   Synonyms:
   perfective aspect, perfective, perfect tense, perfective tense

   Antonyms:
   defective, blemished, inexact, flawed, faulty, mitigated, broken, imperfect, corrupt, corrupted, irregular, imperfectible

2. perfectadjective

   being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish

   "a perfect circle"; "a perfect reproduction"; "perfect happiness"; "perfect manners"; "a perfect specimen"; "a perfect day"

   Synonyms:
   sodding(a), complete(a), thoroughgoing(a), staring(a), everlasting(a), utter(a), perfect(a), gross(a), consummate(a), unadulterated, arrant(a), stark(a), double-dyed(a), pure(a)

   Antonyms:
   flawed, corrupted, faulty, imperfectible, irregular, inexact, mitigated, imperfect, blemished, corrupt, defective, broken

3. arrant(a), complete(a), consummate(a), double-dyed(a), everlasting(a), gross(a), perfect(a), pure(a), sodding(a), stark(a), staring(a), thoroughgoing(a), utter(a), unadulteratedadjective

   without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers

   "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth"

   Antonyms:
   faulty, mitigated, defective, broken, corrupt, flawed, imperfect, blemished, corrupted, imperfectible, irregular, inexact

4. perfectverb

   precisely accurate or exact

   "perfect timing"

   Synonyms:
   sodding(a), complete(a), thoroughgoing(a), staring(a), everlasting(a), utter(a), perfect(a), gross(a), consummate(a), unadulterated, arrant(a), stark(a), double-dyed(a), pure(a)

   Antonyms:
   corrupted, corrupt, defective, imperfect, mitigated, blemished, irregular, imperfectible, inexact, faulty, broken, flawed

5. perfect, honeverb

   make perfect or complete

   "perfect your French in Paris!"

   Synonyms:
   hone

   Antonyms:
   irregular, broken, mitigated, flawed, imperfect, blemished, imperfectible, inexact, faulty, corrupted, corrupt, defective

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1. simran

   out of this world

   Submitted by rinat on August 11, 2019  

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1. perfectadjective

   Synonyms:
   complete, consummate, finished, excellent, capital, exquisite, without blemish, not defective, not deficient

2. perfectadjective

   Synonyms:
   pure, holy, blameless, faultless, without sin

3. perfectverb

   Synonyms:
   finish, complete, consummate, elaborate, make perfect, bring to perfection

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1. perfectadjective

   Synonyms:
   consummate, faultless, flawless, exquisite, inviolate, impeccable, infallible, correct, mature, ideal, irreproachable, blameless

   Antonyms:
   imperfect

2. perfectverb

   Synonyms:
   consummate, elaborate, retouch, develop

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1. List of paraphrases for "perfect":

   ideal, flawless, fine, seamless, perfecting, excellent, perfection, -perfect, parfait, great, good, complete, perfected, consummate, faultless, dyeing, wonderful, impeccable, imperfect, perfectly

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1. Dejan Stojanovic:

   Everything that looks too perfect is too perfect to be perfect.

2. Daren Russ:

   Since 1928, we have been delivering the perfect combination of chocolate and peanut butter, with the launch of Reese's Spreads, we are honoring our great heritage and bringing consumers a new, but still perfect, way to enjoy the Reese's brand.

3. Robin Williams, Good Will Hunting:

   She is not perfect. You are not perfect. The question is whether or not you are perfect for each other.

4. Demetrius Freeman:

   It promoted this perfect couple and a perfect world, when it really wasn't perfect, the town felt eerie.

5. Peter Weber:

   Victoria Fuller's not perfect, I'm not perfect, no one's perfect, but that's all I can really say on that.